Dental Impaction in the Cecum: Case Report and Review of Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Impactions
Joint Authors
Abu Ghanimeh, Mouhanna
Abughanimeh, Omar
Albadarin, Sakher
Kaddourah, Osama
Helzberg, John H.
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Approximately 20% of the adult population in the United States wears dentures.
Foreign body ingestions, including dentures, are not uncommon.
Although the majority of all ingested foreign bodies pass spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract, impaction may occur, especially with physiologic constrictions, angulations, or stenosis.
The esophagus is the most common site of impaction, whereas colonic impaction is extremely uncommon.
We present a case of an 84-year-old male who was referred to the gastroenterology clinic for denture impaction, which lasted for two weeks.
The patient had already failed to pass the denture following conservative treatment with laxatives, and repeated abdominal imaging showed the dental plate in the cecum.
Colonoscopy was performed three weeks after the ingestion of his dentures, and tripod forceps were used to dislodge the end of the dental plate and ultimately remove it.
The patient was asymptomatic for the entire period.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abu Ghanimeh, Mouhanna& Abughanimeh, Omar& Albadarin, Sakher& Kaddourah, Osama& Helzberg, John H.. 2018. Dental Impaction in the Cecum: Case Report and Review of Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Impactions. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143401
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abu Ghanimeh, Mouhanna…[et al.]. Dental Impaction in the Cecum: Case Report and Review of Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Impactions. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143401
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abu Ghanimeh, Mouhanna& Abughanimeh, Omar& Albadarin, Sakher& Kaddourah, Osama& Helzberg, John H.. Dental Impaction in the Cecum: Case Report and Review of Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Impactions. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143401
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143401