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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:554
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Denture in trachea — a late presentation

Rakesh Krishnadasa,*, Kevin Doshib, Paul Montgomeryb, Gareth Parrya

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
b Department of Otolaryngology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY, United Kingdom

Received 14 April 2006; accepted 17 May 2006.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 1603 286396; fax: +44 1603 287882. (Email: rakeshkrishnadas{at}yahoo.com).

Key Words: Tracheal foreign body • Therapeutic endoscopy

A 72-year-old man was evaluated for hoarse voice and cough with a history of maxillo-facial trauma 3 years ago.

Fibreoptic laryngoscopy, CT scan neck (Figs. 1 and 2 ) showed a vertical bar below the vocal cords.


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  		Fig. 1. Fibreoptic laryngoscopy showing a vertical bar attached to the posterior wall of trachea below the vocal cords.

 

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  		Fig. 2. CT scan of the neck confirming the findings of fibreoptic laryngoscopy.

 
This was removed by rigid bronchoscopy and turned out to be a denture!





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