Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991; 2(1):118-121

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.1.118

임상

드문 식도이물 1례

임서규¹, 양종욱¹, 송기범¹, 박경유¹

A Rare Case of Esophageal Foreign Body

Sir Kyeu Lim¹, Jong Uk Yang¹, Ki Beom Song¹, Kyung You Park¹

¹한림대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학 교실

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hallym University

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

Abstract

The authors experienced a rare case of esophageal foreign body in a 62 year old male. He swallowed the radiolucent denture just before. His chief complaint was swallowing difficulty. But it was difficult to know the anatomy of the radiolucent denture. An irregular shaped plastic object can present problems such as esophageal perforation. Thus we have difficulty in removal of the radiolucent foreign body. Many authors have commented on the need for routine use of radio-opaque denture base resin.