title: "I have a bone stuck in my throat".
abstract: Any patient claiming to have swallowed a bone and to have it stuck in his throat should be believed. The bone will probably not show in a lateral radiograph of the neck. The bone must be looked for and removed: otherwise the patient may die of septic complications.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography