Pharyngeal foreign body

A toddler with a pharyngeal foreign body.

Foreign bodies of the upper aerodigestive tract often present as medical emergencies—particularly in view of the possibility of a compromised airway. Knowledge of pharyngeal anatomy and associated structures is essential to dealing effectively with the removal of a foreign body. In the pediatric patient, parental anxiety and lack of patient cooperation are additional factors that the emergency ...

Missed Pharyngeal Foreign Body in an Infant that Persisted for 50 days:A Rare Case

Missed Pharyngeal Foreign Body in an Infant that Persisted for 50 days:A Rare Case

In this case report we present a rare case of a longstanding undetected foreign body in the pharynx. A 10-month-old girl presented with a history of vomiting and drooling. This complaint had first been noticed 50 days previously. It was noted that she had been diagnosed with upper respiratory or gastrointestinal tract infections several times during the previous 50 days and that symptomatic tre...

Iatrogenic Migration of an Impacted Pharyngeal Foreign Body of the Hypopharynx to the Prevertebral Space

Impaction of foreign bodies in the upper aerodigestive tract is commonly encountered in ENT practice. The present paper describes an iatrogenic complication with migration of an impacted foreign body (chicken bone) of the hypopharynx into the prevertebral space, after unsuccessful attempt of endoscopic removal. The foreign body was visualized with cervical CT scan lying extraluminally between t...

Airway management in a child with penetrating pharyngeal wall foreign body injury: a case report.

Penetrating foreign bodies of the oropharynx are encountered in children of all ages, although more frequently between the ages of 3 to 5 years. A thorough preanesthetic evaluation of these patients, including type and extent of injury, must be performed if time allows. As a result of the often emergent nature of these cases, poor patient cooperation, and great potential for airway compromise, ...