Sigmoid perforation caused by dentures—A rare case report

Rare case of an elderly male presenting to the emergency department with an acute abdomen few days post accidental ingestion of his dentures. A detailed history along with a CT abdomen showed perforation in the sigmoid colon adjacent to the site of the swallowed denture.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Abdullah, Mariya, Cui, Jason, Hendaheva, Rasika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5683739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29127915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.10.030
Descripción
Sumario:Rare case of an elderly male presenting to the emergency department with an acute abdomen few days post accidental ingestion of his dentures. A detailed history along with a CT abdomen showed perforation in the sigmoid colon adjacent to the site of the swallowed denture.

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