2019 Volume 39 Issue 4 Pages 719-721
A 74-year-old man who had swallowed his denture was referred to our hospital. The presence of the denture had been confirmed in the lower thoracic esophagus with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. However endoscopic extraction was considered to present a high risk of esophageal perforation. The denture was moved into the stomach, and removed with cooperative laparoscopy and endoscopy surgery. The denture was gripped with endoscopic forceps, and removed laparoscopically via a small incision in the anterior wall of the stomach. No postoperative complications occurred. The patient was discharged 15 days after the operation. A combination of endoscopic technique and LECS made it possible to avoid a thoracotomy and laparotomy, and this combination is therefore considered to be a minimally invasive and useful treatment.
