Letter to the Editor

Swallowed Dental Bridge Perforating the Terminal Ileum

Authors: John Bunni, MB, ChB (Hons), MRCS, Fahed Youssef, MD, FRCS

Abstract

To the Editor:


A 53-year-old male presented to the emergency department complaining of right iliac fossa pain 24 hours after swallowing his dental plate. On examination his abdomen displayed signs of right iliac fossa peritonism. He was taken to the theatre and, during the operation, a tooth was seen protruding from his terminal ileum. The dental plate was extracted through a small enterotomy which was closed primarily.


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