title: Pharyngeal foreign body in a child persisting for three years.
abstract: Foreign body ingestions are common in children. They can pose a diagnostic problem if the foreign body is embedded in the soft tissues of pharynx. A 4 year old girl presented with halitosis for two years. A pharyngeal foreign body, a metallic ring, was seen on lateral radiographs of the neck. The foreign body was removed under general anaesthesia. A completely embedded pharyngeal foreign body should be considered in cases presenting with halitosis.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylül University Department of Paediatrics, Izmir, Turkey. skurul@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurul
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kandogan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006209:Halitosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx