[Extraluminal foreign body originated from pharynx and esophagus (24 cases report)].
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the symptoms, various diagnostic procedures, and therapy of extraluminal foreign body originated from pharynx and esophagus (EFBOPE).


METHODS
Twenty-four patients with EFBOPE were retrospectively reviewed.


RESULTS
Twenty-two cases were removed surgically, 1 case was spontaneous expulsion, 1 case died.


CONCLUSIONS
EFBOPE is seldom seen in the clinical, diagnosis of EFBOPE should be considered whenever haematemesis or haemorrhage, inflammation or abscess in parapharyngeal space outside of pharynx and esophagus are presented after ingesting foreign body. Radiography and computed tomography are main diagnostic tools. Surgical treatment is the only effective method for EFBOPE and must be performed in time.
Mao
Xiaomei
X
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Shantou University, Shantou 515041, China. maoxm1203@163.com
Zheng
Chaosheng
C
Zheng
Ruirong
R
Lin
Xinqiang
X
Shen
Zhizhong
Z
Qiu
Huaguang
H
Wang
Huige
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies