Volume-13 Number-1, 2026 / Case Report

Impacted Foreign Body of The Hypopharynx in An Adult

Author:
Anuja Bhargava
Department of Otorhinolarngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Rajeev K. Gupta
Department of Otorhinolarngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
S M Faiz
Department of Otorhinolarngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Saurabh Srivastava
Department of Otorhinolarngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Eshani Dutta
Department of Otorhinolarngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Medhavi Sharma
Department of Otorhinolarngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Abstract:
Ingestion of foreign bodies is a common scenario encountered in an ENT emergency, especially in children and older people, who account for 75–85% of upper Gastro-intestinal cases. Edentulous adults are also at risk, often swallowing food boluses or dental prosthesis. A 50-year-old male presented with sudden dysphagia after accidental ingestion of a single-tooth denture. Video laryngoscopy revealed the denture impacted in the left pyriform fossa, which was then removed successfully under general anesthesia using direct laryngoscopy and grasping forceps. The symptoms of the patients were completely relieved, and no complications were found at 12 months of follow-up postoperative.
Keywords:
Diagnosis, Foreign body, Pharynx, Surgery.

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