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Report of 12 Cases and Review of the Literature

Massoud Maleki, MD; William E. Evans, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1970;101(4):475-477.

Abstract
Twelve patients with foreign-body perforation of the intestinal tract have been reviewed. Nine of ten patients in whom information was available wore dentures. The relationship of denture use to foreign-body ingestion is significant and should arouse suspicion of the diagnosis in patients with obscure abdominal symptoms.

Author Affiliations
Milwaukee

From the Department of Medicine, Marquette School of Medicine, Milwaukee.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 16, 1970.

Reprint requests to Department of Medicine, Marquette School of Medicine, 8700 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee 53226 (Dr. Maleki).

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