Missing Dentures Found Stuck In Man’s Throat 8 Days After Routine Surgery
GORLESTON-ON-SEA, England (CBS Local)— A 72-year-old man who endured a harrowing eight days after his false teeth got stuck in his throat during surgery has finally recovered following additional surgery, doctors in Britain said.
The man was having surgery to remove a benign lump in his abdominal wall. However, the operating team neglected to take out his dentures before the operation, according to one of his doctors, who wrote about the case in BMJ Case Reports on Monday.
After the surger
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