Abstract
An erroneously swallowed clasp denture whose clasp had lodged deep in the submuosa of the cervical esophagus just below the entrance to the esophagus could not be removed by fiberscopy and hard esophagoscopy, necessitating emergency surgery. We detail the case and review of the literature. A 60-year-old man erroneously swallowed a clasp denture when taking oral medicine on September 21, 2001. The following day, he was admitted for treatment of pain on the right side of the neck on swallowing. Upper gastrointestinal fiberscopy showed a claps denture lodged in the right esophageal wall immediately subjacent to the pharyngoesophageal junction. An attempt to grasp the denture with forceps failed, as did hard esophagoscopy under general anesthesia. After emergency surgery, the man improved progressively following the operation and was discharged on hospital day 14.
