A 72-year old man turned at the emergency room, six days after having a benign lump removed from his belly while under general anesthesia. The patient complained of blood in the mouth, difficulty swallowing and pain so intense that he couldn’t eat solid food. The patient had a history of lung problems. The doctors assumed respiratory infection, prescribed mouthwash, and antibiotics. After two days, the patient showed up with worsened symptoms.
He could not even swallow his medicines. Diagnosis The patient was admitted to the hospital immediately and was taken for a nasendoscopy. The reports showed that a large, semicircular object was covering his vocal cords. On explaining this to the patient, he revealed that his dentures had been lost during his abdominal general surgery eight days earlier and consisted of a metallic roof plate and three front teeth Treatment The denture was removed…
