Date:09/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/09/stories/2006090907090300.htm

Karnataka - Belgaum

Denture removed from foodpipe

Staff Correspondent

Belgaum: Doctors at the city-based KLES Hospital have removed a denture (artificial teeth) from the oesophagus (food pipe) of a 65-year-old man. According to a press release here on Thursday, Devendrappa from Majunathapur in Dharwad swallowed the denture about six years ago and had developed pain. The patient was investigated with the help of a spiral CT scanner at the hospital. The denture was located at a delicate position near the windpipe and major blood vessels. A part of the lung was infected.