Migration of foreign body from postcricoid region to the subcutaneous tissue of the neck

Migration of a foreign body from the hypopharynx to the subcutaneous tissue of the neck is a rare event. We report a case of a 48-year-old male who accidentally swallowed a fish bone which was not identified intraoperatively. The patient then presented with migration of the bone to the soft tissue o...

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Autores principales: Shaariyah, Mohd Mokhtar, Salina, Husain, Dipak, Banarsidas, Majid, Md Nasir Abd
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20864791
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.70565
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Sumario:Migration of a foreign body from the hypopharynx to the subcutaneous tissue of the neck is a rare event. We report a case of a 48-year-old male who accidentally swallowed a fish bone which was not identified intraoperatively. The patient then presented with migration of the bone to the soft tissue of the neck. We conclude that careful assessment of the patient with a foreign body in the throat is crucial to avoid fatal complications.

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