title: Transcervical foreign body.
abstract: The uncommon occurrence of acute retropharyngeal abscess in adults can be the result of a retained foreign body. A large piece of wood impacted in the neck in a road traffic accident and presenting as retropharyngeal and bilateral parapharyngeal abscesses is reported for its rarity and clinical interest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Govt. Medical College (S.M.H.S. Hospital), Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pampori
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Qazi
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Abdul Ahad
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014934:Wood