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Videoendoscopy showing denture deeply embedded in oesophageal wall with sloughing of mucosa on the right lateral wall (arrow).
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A repeat videoendoscopy at our hospital showed an impacted denture at 29 cms (from the incisor teeth) with adjacent mucosal sloughing (Figure 1) which could not be dislodged.
Leakage of oral contrast (arrow) from oesophagotomy repair site on CT scan.
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However, oral methylene blue administration resulted in bluish discolouration of the basal chest drain effluent suggesting a leak and was confirmed on a contrast CT scan (Figure 2).
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Intraoperative endoscopic transillumination to localize denture.
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The silhouetted denture from endoscopic transillumination enabled a precise oesophagotomy (Figures 3 and 4).
Longitudinal oesophagotomy to remove impacted denture.
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The silhouetted denture from endoscopic transillumination enabled a precise oesophagotomy (Figures 3 and 4).
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Large superior mediastinal abscess with multiple air pockets on CT scan.
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A CT scan confirmed mediastinal abscess with air pockets (Figure 5).