Nicola Mumoli, MD, Alberto Busoni, MD, Marco Cei, MD A swallowed denture Nicola Mumoli, MD, Alberto Busoni, MD, Marco Cei, MD The Lancet Volume 373, Issue 9678, (May 2009) DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60307-X Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure Radiographic findings The plain abdominal radiograph (A) showed the denture within the small intestine, with no sign of bowel obstruction or perforation. Plain radiographs (B) showed the denture within the caecum, within the splenic flexure (C), within the descending colon (D), and within the rectal ampulla (E). Unremarkable plain radiograph obtained after the dentures had been removed (F). The Lancet 2009 373, DOI: (10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60307-X) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions