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American Journal of Neuroradiology 2007;28:1734.

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American Journal of Neuroradiology
DOI 10.3174/ajnr.A0658

CASE REPORT

Unsuspected Swallowing of a Partial Denture

A. Haidary, J.S. Leider and R. Silbergleit

From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (A.H., R.S.), and Otolaryngology (J.S.L.), William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich; and the Department of Otolaryngology (J.S.L.), 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.






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