Colonoscopic Removal of a Denture Migrated in the Appendix

A 76-year-old woman presented because of possible accidental ingestion of a denture. Two days before her admission, she noticed that she had lost a denture from the right lower gingiva implanted 20 years previously. On admission, she was in otherwise fair condition, and she had no contributing abdominal symptoms. A radiograph of the abdomen showed a foreign body in the right lower abdomen (A). We determined that the foreign body had already passed the ileocecal valve, and thus we decided to follow up with the use of laxatives. However, a radiograph 2 days after admission showed that the foreign body still remained in the same position, although she had regular bowel movements.