introduction: ingestion of a foreign body is a common problem among all age groups. most of the foreign bodies in the pharynx are usually lodged at the level of cricopharynx. the diagnosis is based on history, clinical, and radiological examination. most foreign-body ingestions are accidental, but there may be contributory factors such as mental disorder, alcoholism, and prison incarceration. t...

A 42-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of odynophagia and neck pain after swallowing a piece of bone. Anteroposterior (AP) and lateral neck X-ray showed the foreign body. Rigid esophagoscopy under general anesthesia was performed and foreign body extracted by rigid bronchoscopy.

excised on August 20, 1948, and a piece of London Hospital sterile amniotic membrane (Morley's process-fat-free) of the same size as the raw area, was sutured into position. The appearance of the eye some four days after the operation is shown in Fig. 2, August 24, 1948, The appearance of the conjunctiva a month after operation is shown in Fig. 3, September 29, 1948. It is felt that these repre...

a 42-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of odynophagia and neck pain after swallowing a piece of bone. anteroposterior (ap) and lateral neck x-ray showed the foreign body. rigid esophagoscopy under general anesthesia was performed and foreign body extracted by rigid bronchoscopy.