Migrating foreign body into the common carotid artery and internal jugular vein--a rare case.
Ingested foreign bodies are a fairly common otorhinolaryngological emergencies encountered in Malaysia. The vast majority of these foreign bodies are fish bones which most commonly are impacted at the level of the cricopharynx. Rarely, however, a foreign body may migrate extraluminally and may even extrude subcutaneously. We report a rare occurrence where a fish bone not only migrated extraluminally, it was found to have migrated into the common carotid artery and the internal jugular vein and required surgical removal.
Tang
Ing Ping
IP
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ingptang@yahoo.com
Singh
Shashinder
S
Shoba
Nair
N
Rahmat
Omar
O
Shivalingam
Shailendra
S
Gopala
Krishnan G
KG
Khairuzzana
Baharudin
B
D000368:Aged; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography