Late Presentation of an Ingested Partial Denture
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Late Presentation of an Ingested Partial Denture
Introduction: Impacted foreign bodies in the esophagus and trachea are a common occurrence in the adult population, with patients often presenting with a variety of vague symptoms [1, 2]. Case Report: We report a case of a patient who accidentally swallowed his partial dentures and presented to our Ear, Nose and Throat department nine weeks later despite numerous presentations to primary and se...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Case Reports and Images
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0976-3198
DOI: 10.5348/ijcri-2011-07-44-cr-4