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    An unsuspected location for a swallowed denture

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    W. H. U. P. Widanage ,

    Teaching Hospital, Kandy, LK
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    W. M. V Sirinandana,

    Teaching Hospital, Kandy, LK
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    M. R. R. Fernando

    Teaching Hospital, Kandy, LK
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    Abstract

    Usual presentation of an accidentally swallowed denture is odynophagia and at endoscopy the denture is seen in the upper esophagus. We report an unusual case of an impacted denture in the trachea, presented without any respiratory symptoms and removed via a technique based on direct laryngoscopy and tracheotomy.


    Ceylon Journal of Otolaryngology Vol.4(1) 2015 pp. 30-32
    Keywords: Denture, Odynophagia, Breathing difficulties, Trachea
    How to Cite: Widanage, W.H.U.P., Sirinandana, W.M.V. and Fernando, M.R.R., 2015. An unsuspected location for a swallowed denture. Ceylon Journal of Otolaryngology, 4(1), pp.30–32. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cjo.v4i1.5227
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    Published on 23 Nov 2015.
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