Migratory fish bone in the thyroid gland.
Ingested fish bone in the upper aerodigestive tract is a common emergency condition encountered in our local otolaryngologic departments. Diagnosis is usually readily made from the clinical findings and radiology. Two cases of ingested fish bone causing acute, unilateral thyroidal swelling are reported here.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital.
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*