title: Perforating and migrating pharyngoesophageal foreign bodies: a series of 5 patients.
abstract: Ingestion of a foreign body is a problem seen in nearly all otolaryngologic practices. One of the least common complications of foreign-body ingestion is penetration and migration, which may lead to serious morbidity or even death. We report the findings of a retrospective review of a series of 5 patients who had presented with a complete foreign-body penetration. All of them had radiologic evidence of a foreign body, but findings on rigid endoscopy were negative. Computed tomography is the radiologic study of choice to identify penetrating foreign bodies. The foreign bodies in all 5 patients were extracted via an external approach.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, PO Box 17228, Khalidiya 72453, Kuwait. kalseb@qualitynet.net
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Sebeih
authors.forename: Miloslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valvoda
authors.forename: Amro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sobeih
authors.forename: Mutlaq
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Sihan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies