Unusual oropharyngeal foreign body.
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.
Latif
Sarfraz
S
Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute and Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. drsarfrazlatif@hotmail.com
Aslam
Naveed
N
Bashir
Faisal
F
Ahmed
Raheel
R
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