An old man in his seventies accidentally swallows his dentures in Saudi Arabia
An old man in his seventies accidentally swallows his dentures in Saudi Arabia
Saudi doctors succeeded In King Salman Medical City in Madinah, a denture was extracted from the middle of the esophagus of a seventy-year-old patient who accidentally swallowed it, by means of an endoscope.
The patient’s children brought their father to the emergency department of the main hospital after he accidentally swallowed his dentures and was suffering from severe chest pain and inability to swallow.
The necessary x-rays and medical examinations showed the presence of the dentures in the middle of the esophagus. The medical team was called from the various departments to deal immediately with the case. The team succeeded in extracting the dentures by making an upper gastrointestinal endoscope. The case was followed up until it stabilized and the hospital was left in good health. His teeth were set by mistake in Saudi Arabia
Saudi doctors in King Salman Medical City in Madinah succeeded in extracting a denture from the middle of the esophagus of a seventy-year-old patient who accidentally swallowed it, by means of an endoscope.
The patient’s children brought their father to the emergency department of the main hospital after he accidentally swallowed his dentures and was suffering from severe chest pain and inability to swallow.
The necessary x-rays and medical examinations showed the presence of the dentures in the middle of the esophagus. The medical team was called from the various departments to deal immediately with the case. The team succeeded in extracting the dentures by performing an upper gastrointestinal endoscope. The case was followed up until it stabilized and he left the hospital in good health.
