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. 2008 Dec 12;1(1):392.
doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-392.

Swallowed dental bridge causing ileal perforation: a case report

Farhan Rashid  1 , John Simpson, G Ananthakrishnan, Gillian M Tierney
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Swallowed dental bridge causing ileal perforation: a case report

Farhan Rashid et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

We report the case of a 53 year old gentleman who had accidentally swallowed his dental bridge. One week following this he experienced a sudden onset of generalised abdominal pain and underwent laparotomy. At operation he was found to have a distal ileal perforation and an ileocaecal resection was performed. Although most swallowed foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract without problem, serious complications including intestinal perforation can occur.

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Figure 1
Abdominal x-ray showing the foreign body in right iliac fossa.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Abdominal x-ray showing denture causing small bowel obstruction.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Resection specimen showing ileal perforation. Inset – retrieved dental bridge.
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