title: Unusual oropharyngeal foreign body.
abstract: We present an unusual case of foreign body (sewing needle) in a young man, who swallowed it with bolus of food. It penetrated through soft palate into parapharyngeal space, detected with image intensifier and removed successfully. Postoperative course remained uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute and Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. drsarfrazlatif@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sarfraz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Latif
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: Raheel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery