Denture-induced esophageal perforation: Role of esophagogastroduodenoscopy and fully covered self-expandable metallic stent

• Main Authors: Rajesh Sharma, Vishal Bodh, Deepika Bodh, Brij Sharma, Disha Sharma, Shaweta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
• Series: CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
• Subjects: Contrast-enhanced–computed tomography; esophagogastroduodenoscopy; fully covered–self-expandable metallic stent
• Online Access: http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=72;epage=74;aulast=Sharma

Acute esophageal perforations are potentially life-threatening events that carry high morbidity and mortality rates. There has been a paradigm shift in the standard treatment of acute esophageal perforations from surgery to esophageal stents over the last two decades. We report a case of a 62-year-old male, managed successfully with fully covered esophageal stent for foreign body (denture)-induced acute esophageal perforation. The report also highlights the failure of routine radiological investigation to detect and localize denture (as dentures are made of radiolucent material).