title: An unusual foreign body: a whole fish in the throat.
abstract: A wide variety of foreign bodies lodging in the upper aerodigestive tract are encountered in otolaryngological practice. These are mostly associated with acute symptoms calling for prompt removal. We report a case where a whole fish was accidentally lodged in the throat of a 17-year-old boy. The patient presented with severe respiratory and swallowing difficulty. The fish was removed as an emergency procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Port Moresby General Hospital, Boroko, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Vele
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Dubey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000818:Animals; D004724:Endoscopy; D005399:Fishes; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx