[Cricoid calcification in the study of esophageal foreign bodies].
Lateral radiography of the neck is performed for the study of radio-opaque esophageal foreign bodies that are not visualized by indirect laryngoscopy. This projection may reveal a calcified linear image behind the cricoid cartilage due to calcification of the posterior lamina. In such cases, esophagoscopy and/or computed tomography must be performed to determine whether the image is due to an anatomic variant or a true foreign body.
Servicio de ORL, Hospital Príncipes de España, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona.
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González Compta
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Menén Navarro
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Foglia Fernández
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Bravo Domínguez
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Sandoval Puig
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Dicenta Sousa
D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D003370:Coturnix; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed