A foreign body in the pharynx migrating through the internal jugular vein.
We present an unusual and a rare case study of a 45-year-old woman who had swallowed a sharp pointed metallic foreign body while eating meat. The foreign body had migrated from the cricopharynx through the parapharyngeal space and penetrated the internal jugular vein over a period of 10 days presenting as a tender neck swelling. The management of this case is discussed here in brief.
Joshi
Anagha A
AA
Department of ENT, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, 1/15 Sardar Nagar No. 4, Antop Hill, Sion (E), Mumbai 400 037, India.
Bradoo
Renuka A
RA
D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome