Calcification of the posterior cricoid lamina simulating a foreign body in the aerodigestive tract (2005:11b).
This interpretation corner case, reporting a man with suspicion of ingestion and perforation of the oesophagus by a foreign body, highlights the danger of false appearances on plain radiographs for detection of foreign bodies in the aerodigestive tract. Plain radiographs and CT revealed a needle-shaped calcified object between the cricoid plate and the oesophagus lumen, which turned out to be an abnormal cricoid calcification. There is also a discussion about the role of radiology in the detection of foreign bodies in the aerodigestive tract.
Laguna
David
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Department of Otolaryngology-Headand Neck Surgery, Hospital Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. dlagunaortega@yahoo.es
González
Francisco M
FM
D001842:Bone and Bones; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D049631:Esophageal Sphincter, Upper / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed