Successful endoscopic fragmentation and removal of an impacted esophageal denture: A case report

Figure 1 Contrast-enhanced computed tomography chest showing diffuse oesophageal thickening at mid esophageal level (orange circle in A and orange arrow in B). No definite foreign or pneumomediastinum was identified. A: Cross-sectional image; B: Axial image.

Figure 2  Endoscopic view of an impacted denture (orange arrow) at 27 cm from the upper incisors.

Figure 3 Endoscopic images. A-C: Showing partial denture fragmentation using a Thulium laser.

Figure 4 Endoscopic denture fragmentation and removal of the denture. A: Endoscopic image showing denture fragmentation using a clutch cutter (orange arrow); B: Basket forceps (white arrow); C: Gross image of the removed denture fragments.

Figure 5 Endoscopic appearance of esophageal mucosa after removal of dental prostheses. A: Immediate relook endoscopy showing ulceration at the impaction site after denture removal; B: Endoscopic image showing healing ulcer and decrease in mucosal edema; C: The healing condition after one week.