Missing Dentures Removed From Man’s Bronchial Tubes
Published: August 2, 2005
After a surgeon removed a missing set of dentures from a Taiwanese man’s bronchial tubes - three years after he lost them in a fall - the man is breathing easier.
The unidentified man visited his clinic several days ago complaining of shortness of breath and a high fever, said Surgeon Chen Chun-lei.
The man had a mild case of pneumonia, but had no idea the missing denture was the culprit.
“He had looked for the missing dentures for three years but they were nowhere to be found,” Chen said.
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BizarreWhat turned out to be the missing denture turned up in an X-ray, and Chen operated.
The lower denture of eight teeth had stuck in part of the bronchial tube but did not entirely block the passage of air, perhaps explaining why the 45-year-old man did not suffer serious breathing problems earlier.
“The patient might have needed to have part of his lung removed if the denture was not located before it caused severe damage,” Chen said Monday. “He was a lucky man to find it when he did.”
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