Unusual complication of an ingested foreign body.
Migration of a foreign body from the mouth and throat to the subcutaneous tissue of the neck is very rare. We present a case of a migrating foreign body (a piece of straw) from the floor of the mouth to the neck. To our knowledge, this is the second case reported in the English literature.
Gertner
R
R
Department of Otolaryngology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Bar'el
E
E
Fradis
M
M
Podoshin
L
L
D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D005402:Fistula / Q000473:pathology; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography