title: Removal of sub-mucosal foreign body (metal wire) from the pharynx using image intensifier.
abstract: It is well known how difficult it is to localize a foreign body in the sub-mucosal tissues. This is a report of a male who swallowed a metal wire which lodged in the pharyngeal sub-mucosal tissue. The foreign body was localized using an image intensifier and removed successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Staffordshire General Hospital, Stafford, UK. rina@ankit.freeserve.co.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: N Vishnu Swaroop
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods