title: Migration of a fish bone from the upper aerodigestive tract to the skin of the neck: a case report.
abstract: We describe an unusual case of a migratory foreign body (fish bone) in the neck of a 45-year-old woman. The 2.1-cm bone migrated from the esophagus and traversed through the entire soft tissue of the neck, and it almost extruded through the skin of the neck. With the patient under local anesthesia, the foreign body was easily extracted through an incision over the skin.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, 4RA, 2/1, Purbachal, Salt Lake, West Bengal, Kolkata 700097, India. sinha_ramanuj@yahoo.co.in
authors: Ramanuj
authors: R
authors: Sinha
authors: Indranil
authors: I
authors: Sen
authors: Jayanta
authors: J
authors: Saha
authors: Ankur
authors: A
authors: Mukherjee
authors: Ruma
authors: R
authors: Guha
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012867:Skin