Esophageal foreign body.A 75-year-old man sought treatment for a chief complaint of dysphagia after he had consumed a fifth of vodka and fell asleep on the sofa. He noted that when he awoke, he could not find his upper denture denture, artificial replacement for natural teeth and surrounding tissue. Dentures are classified as partial or complete. The former are removable and maintained by clasps, or are fixed bridges with crowns cemented over adjacent teeth or over spikes embedded in the . Flexible esophagoscopy revealed that the patient's partial denture had become lodged in his midesophagus (figure). The foreign body was removed with a snare placed through the utility port of a flexible esophagoscope e·soph·a·go·scope n. An endoscope for examining the interior of the esophagus. esophagoscope an endoscope for examination of the esophagus. . Follow-up endoscopy revealed that the esophageal mucosa was edematous and mildly ecchymotic ec·chy·mo·sis n. The passage of blood from ruptured blood vessels into subcutaneous tissue, marked by a purple discoloration of the skin. [New Latin, from Greek , but no evidence of laceration laceration /lac·er·a·tion/ (las?er-a´shun) 1. the act of tearing. 2. a torn, ragged, mangled wound. lac·er·a·tion n. 1. A jagged wound or cut. 2. or perforation was seen. |
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