The utility of repeated computed tomography to track a foreign body penetrating the esophagus to the level of the thyroid gland

OBJECTIVE: Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common problem in otolaryngology. One uncommon complication of FB ingestion is penetration to the level of the thyroid gland. To our knowledge, only 21 such cases have been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of an esophageal FB penetrating...

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Autores principales: Chen, Hai-hong, Ruan, Ling-Xiang, Zhou, Shui-Hong, Wang, Shen-Qing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24817789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11282-013-0156-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24817789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11282-013-0156-y

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