title: Bean sprout impaction in the pharynx: two cases of this unusual foreign body.
abstract: We report 2 cases of bean sprout impaction in the pharynx. To the best of our knowledge, pharyngeal impaction of a bean sprout has not been previously described in the literature. We also comment on the theoretical infective risks associated with the long-term impaction of organic foreign bodies and the validity of a thorough ENT examination, even when the foreign body appears to be insignificant.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT Surgery, Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK. dulanimendis@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dulani
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mendis
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thorne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000293:injuries*