New Delhi, April 3 -- Doctors at a Delhi hospital successfully removed a dental plate stuck in a patient's food pipe using an advanced endoscopic technique with a laser cutter, avoiding major surgery.

This medical breakthrough at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi highlights a sophisticated shift in how complex "foreign body" emergencies are handled, moving away from invasive surgery toward ultra-precise laser technology.

The patient had accidentally swallowed his denture, which got lodged in the upper oesophagus, causing severe respiratory distress and pain. The medical team used a holmium laser to fragment the denture into smaller pieces, then extracted them with a protective overtube to prevent oesophageal damage.

The patient arriv...