Denture Ingestion, Gastrointestinal Transit and Subsequent Complications in a 75-Year-Old Male: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical occurrence, often resolving spontaneously as the object passes through the gastrointestinal tract. We present a unique case of sigmoid perforation with an associated local abscess, successfully managed with sigmoidectomy and direct anastomosis.

Case presentation

A 75-year-old male presented to the emergency department after accidentally ingesting his dentures. Conservative management was attempted initially. Four days later, the patient developed abdominal pain. Computed tomography scan revealed signs of perforation, and diagnostic laparoscopy confirmed a sigmoid perforation with a localized abscess. A sigmoidectomy with end-to-end circular stapled anastomosis was performed, during which the dentures were mobilized ret

SUBMITTER: Wagner TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12700593 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature