An 88-year-old Asian woman from the United States was brought to UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas by her son.
This is written by the Jam Press news agency.
No symptoms
The woman wore dentures, but the part of the dentures that belonged to the lower jaw was nowhere to be found: had the woman ruined them?
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No one could figure out where the teeth had gone.
The 88-year-old suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and had a history of strokes. She told doctors she had no problems swallowing, abdominal pain, nausea, pain or other symptoms.
Doctors gave him a series of tests, all of which appeared normal. So the doctors decided to carry out an endoscopic examination of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum.
Surprise
When the endoscope was passed through the woman’s esophageal sphincter and into the stomach, doctors made a surprising discovery.
There, in the stomach, was the tooth.
I thought she was pregnant
Doctors decided to try to remove the tooth from the stomach using the endoscope as a “fishing rod”. After several attempts, they managed to remove the bite from the stomach.
– Quite common
It took them about two hours to remove the bite and the woman was allowed to go home the next day.
Hospital experts say the operation did not cause significant harm to the patient.
– Bites are actually one of the most common when it comes to swallowed objects. It’s also common to swallow chicken bones, fish bones and jewelry, doctors say.
Additionally, doctors say the woman’s medical history of dementia, stroke and lymphoma may have contributed to her being less aware of the foreign body moving through the digestive system.
– Underestimated danger
They say this is the explanation for the fact that she did not experience symptoms such as abdominal pain, pain, swallowing problems, etc.
– Foreign bodies constitute an underestimated danger among adults, particularly the elderly, where they can cause serious injury or even death.
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A previous study estimated that about 1,500 people die each year in the United States from this phenomenon.
– In about 20 percent of cases in adults, it is necessary to retrieve objects with an endoscope. In about 1 percent of cases, emergency surgery is necessary, doctors say.
