PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A. Haidary
AU  - J.S. Leider
AU  - R. Silbergleit
TI  - Unsuspected Swallowing of a Partial Denture
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A0658
DP  - 2007 Oct 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1734--1735
VI  - 28
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/9/1734.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/9/1734.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2007 Oct 01; 28
AB  - 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.