Tamura N, Nakajima T, Matsumoto S, Ohyama T, Ohashi Y. Foreign bodies of dental origin in the air and food passages.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1986;
15:739-51. [PMID:
3100677 DOI:
10.1016/s0300-9785(86)80116-8]
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Abstract
6 cases in which a reamer or a cast object was swallowed into the stomach or into the bronchus during dental treatment are described, with a review of the Japanese literature. The foreign bodies were removed by duodenotomy in one case, by endoscopic or bronchoscopic procedure in three cases; spontaneous evacuation in the stool occurred in two cases. The management of patients who swallowed a foreign body into the airway or into the alimentary canal is discussed.
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