A rare case of a foreign body migration from the upper digestive tract to the subcutaneous neck.
Ingested foreign bodies are not unusual in Singapore. The most common of these objects are fish bones, which typically become lodged in the tonsils or in the base of the tongue. We report a rare case of an ingested fish bone that migrated from the upper digestive tract and into the soft tissues of the neck just below the skin.
Pang
Kenny Peter
KP
Department of Otolaryngology, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Rd., Singapore. kennypang@hotmail.com
Pang
Yoke Teen
YT
D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013270:Stomach; D016896:Treatment Outcome