# Bronchus to Caecum—An Unusual Case of a Migratory Aspirated Dental Implant

## TL;DR

An 83-year-old man aspirated a dental implant during a dental procedure, which later migrated from his bronchus to his gastrointestinal tract, presenting unique diagnostic and management challenges.

## Contribution

This paper presents a unique case of a dental implant aspirated during a dental procedure and its migration from the bronchus to the gastrointestinal tract.

## Key findings

- The aspirated dental implant migrated from the bronchial tree to the gastrointestinal tract.
- The case highlights the challenges in diagnosing and managing aspirated foreign bodies that migrate to the gastrointestinal tract.

## Abstract

Foreign body aspirations more commonly occur in children and the elderly. There are many challenges in their diagnosis and management, with both acute and chronic complications. Bronchoscopy is the preferred management approach for airway evaluation and retrieval of an aspirated foreign body. The availability of ultra‐thin bronchoscopes, advanced imaging, and robotics allows interesting new options for the management of foreign body aspiration. An ingested foreign body tends to pass naturally through the gastrointestinal tract but may also require endoscopic removal in case of complications. We explore the challenges in the management of an aspirated dental implant that migrated from the bronchial tree to the gastrointestinal tract in this unique case.

We present a unique case of an 83‐year‐old man who aspirated an endosteal implant during a dental procedure. The foreign body was initially in the bronchus but later migrated to the gastrointestinal tract. This case explores the challenges of clinical management and retrieval of foreign bodies in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract.