title: Migrating foreign body in the tracheobronchial tree: an unusual case of firework penetrating neck injury.
abstract: Firework injuries can manifest themselves in many different ways; usually as an explosive or burn injury. This case describes an unusual presentation of a firework penetrating injury resulting in a sharp coiled metal foreign body travelling through a small entry wound in the neck and subsequently lodging itself in the tracheobronchial tree. A foreign body such as this can potentially travel a considerable distance through the soft tissues and end up in an unsuspecting distant site. There must, therefore, be a high index of suspicion with the appropriate radiological investigations for appropriate management of such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK.
authors.forename: M Sarwar
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kirkland
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D014132:Trachea; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals