Accidental Entry of Fish into Throat While Bathing in a Pond

While fish bones are common foreign bodies in the throat, a whole live fish in the pharynx is very rare. We report a case where a whole fish accidentally entered the throat of a 52-year-old male, where it became lodged causing throat pain and dysphagia. The fish was removed as an emergency procedure...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Parida, Pradipta Kumar, Surianarayanan, Gopalakrishnan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24371443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/604687
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Sumario:While fish bones are common foreign bodies in the throat, a whole live fish in the pharynx is very rare. We report a case where a whole fish accidentally entered the throat of a 52-year-old male, where it became lodged causing throat pain and dysphagia. The fish was removed as an emergency procedure.

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