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AJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

Published ahead of print on September 20, 2007
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A0658

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American Journal of Neuroradiology 28:1734-1735, October 2007
© 2007 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
HEAD & NECK

Unsuspected Swallowing of a Partial Denture

A. Haidary^a, J.S. Leider^b,c and R. Silbergleit^a

^a Department of Diagnostic Radiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich
^b Department of Otolaryngology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich
^c Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich

Please address correspondence to Ahmad Haidary, MD, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West 13th Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48073; e-mail: afh7{at}yahoo.com

SUMMARY: We report a case of a swallowed partial denture in a 51-year-old man who presented with progressive dysphagia, odynophagia, and fevers. Imaging studies were initially interpreted as supraglottitis with laryngeal inflammation, which was confirmed by direct visualization with flexible endoscopy. Despite appropriate therapy, the patient's symptoms persisted and rigid laryngoscopy was performed, which revealed a partial denture in the hypopharynx and upper esophagus. The subtle imaging appearance of a swallowed denture is discussed.