Self-extrusion of a foreign body from the upper digestive tract to the skin.
Migrated ingested foreign bodies from the upper digestive tract have the potential to cause life-threatening complications. Cases of spontaneous expulsion to the skin of the neck are very rare. We present an unusual case of an ingested foreign body that migrated out of the upper digestive tract and self-extruded via the skin of the neck. An approach to the safe management of such seemingly innocuous foreign bodies is discussed. This report highlights the message that non-found ingested foreign bodies should be treated seriously due to the possibility of migration and resulting complications.
Tan
Alvin Kah Leong
AK
Division of Otolaryngology Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889. alvintkl@yahoo.com
Hsu
Pon Poh
PP
Lu
Peter Kuo Sun
PK
D000368:Aged; D004947:Esophagus; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed