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Unusual Complications of a Dental Prosthesis Esophageal Foreign Body: About a Case

Richard Edward Alain Deguenonvo, Ndèye Fatou Thiam*, Mouhamadou Diouldé Diallo, Abdou Sy, Amadou Thiam, Abdoulaye Diop, Mame Sanou Diouf and Baye Karim Diallo

Published: 16 April, 2025 | Volume 9 - Issue 1 | Pages: 001-004

Foreign bodies of the esophagus are part of the traumatic emergencies in ENT. They are most often encountered in children, whereas in adults they occur in a particular context and are rarely overlooked.
This was a 48-year-old patient from a neighboring country referred by a colleague for a history of neglected laryngeal contusion with infectious cervical fistula evolving for 2 years. Further questioning revealed a notion of accidental ingestion of dentures. The first endoscopy was of capital interest in especially in the diagnosis and management of this long-retained foreign body. The extraction under general anesthesia was done by a combined endoscopic and external approach. The postoperative course was marked by superinfection and swallowing disorders.
Cervical suppurations secondary to esophageal foreign bodies are rare, especially in adults. Clinicians should consider this possibility in the face of any chronic cervical suppuration that resists treatment.

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Keywords:

Dentistry; Foreign body; Cervicotomie

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