A 55-year-oldmanwas admittedwith retrosternal pain and odynophagia of 5 days’ duration. The patient had ingested a fish bone just before the onset of symptoms. He had a 4-year history of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. Computed tomography showed a foreign body penetrating through the esophagus into the thoracic aorta (●" Fig.1). No signs of mediastinitis were identified. Afte...

Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical scenario among patients of all ages. The immediate risk to the patient ranges from negligible to life threatening. Initial and follow-up management strategies depend on multiple patient and ingested object-related factors. Available literature on this topic tends to focus on the small child or adult, leaving the clinician caring for adolescents to ext...

Complete extra-esophageal migration of a foreign object is rare. Its early and accurate diagnosis by complementary imaging modalities is crucial for a successful extraction. We present a case of ingested wire bristle, which completely traversed the esophageal mucosa to position itself in the soft tissue of the left neck adjacent to the internal carotid artery. We discuss the importance of imagi...