RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Unsuspected Swallowing of a Partial Denture
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1734
OP 1735
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A0658
VO 28
IS 9
A1 A. Haidary
A1 J.S. Leider
A1 R. Silbergleit
YR 2007
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/9/1734.abstract
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.