Removal of a fish bone in the thyroid gland without the need for thyroid lobectomy.
We report the first published case of the removal of a migratory fish bone from the thyroid gland that did not necessitate a thyroid lobectomy.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. ushaa@medicine.med.um.edu.my
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome