Management of a swallowed denture: our experience with 34 patients.

Swallowed dentures can present with upper aerodigestive tract obstruction needing urgent intervention. Removing such an ingested denture can prove challenging and needs careful planning. To share our experience of managing patients with a swallowed denture focusing on the practical aspects of denture removal along with relevant literature review.

Tissue glue: a potential role in the management of intraoperative oesophageal perforation.

An 85-year-old man suffering from oropharyngeal dysphagia due to a pharyngeal pouch and cricopharyngeal spasm underwent endoscopic stapling of the pouch under general anaesthesia. During the procedure, an iatrogenic perforation of the oesophagus was noticed. After considering several options, 5 mL of Tisseel tissue glue was used to seal the perforation intraoperatively.

Dysphagia due to oesophageal obstruction: A case report of unusual occupational aetiology.

Introduction: We report the rare case of a patient presenting with dysphagia secondary to a large vertebral osteophyte, which formed from his previous occupation.

Presentation Of Case: A 76-year-old gentleman presented with a year-long history of dysphagia to solids, at the laryngeal level. He was otherwise well, with no red-flag symptoms.

Late simultaneous metastasis of renal cell carcinoma to the submandibular and thyroid glands seven years after radical nephrectomy.

Background. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) metastasis to the salivary glands is extremely rare. Most cases reported previously have involved the parotid gland and only six cases involving the submandibular gland exist in the current literature.

Collet-sicard syndrome from thrombosis of the sigmoid-jugular complex: a case report and review of the literature.

Purpose. Collet-Sicard syndrome is a very rare condition characterised by unilateral palsy of the IX-XII cranial nerves. It is distinguished from Villaret syndrome by lack of presence of sympathetic involvement.