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- K W Fritz, T Hau, S Zielazek, P Diesener, and M Voigt.
- Abteilung für Anaesthesie und Intensivmedizin, Nordwest-Krankenhaus Sanderbusch, Sande.
- Anaesthesist. 1994 Oct 1; 43 (10): 671-3.
AbstractWe report an oesophageal foreign body in a patient with a seizure disorder secondary to encephalitis disseminata who was transferred to our department of neurosurgery because of rising intracranial pressure. He presented with confusion, motor aphasia, and dysphagia. However, the diagnosis of increased intracranial pressure could not be confirmed clinically or by computed tomography. A routine chest X-ray film showed a dental prosthesis projecting on the area of the hypopharynx. Bronchoscopy and oesophagoscopy showed the denture to be lodged in the hypopharynx, but it was impossible to remove it endoscopically. Therefore, an oesophagopharyngotomy was performed and the foreign body extracted. The postoperative course was complicated by pneumonia, which responded well to antibiotic treatment. The patient made an otherwise uneventful recovery and was able to eat without difficulty.
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