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Migrating foreign body in an adult bronchus: An aspirated denture

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As a safety measure, dentures are routinely removed before surgery. Aspiration of a denture could be catastrophic,
with medicolegal implications. Foreign body aspiration is uncommon in adults; however, aspirations may remain
asymptomatic and undiagnosed for long periods of time. We report an adult male who presented with a cough
for more than 6 months. On radiography, a foreign body was found migrating within the tracheobronchial
tree from one mainstem bronchus to the other, at different time points. The foreign body was later found
to be a portion of his denture. The aspiration may have occurred at the time of a surgical procedure.

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Respiratory system

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J Dent Anesth Pain Med 2018;18(4):267-270

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