title: [Surgical treatment experience of different approaches in eight cases with parapharyngeal space foreign bodies].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the surgical treatment of parapharyngeal space foreign body and to discuss feasibility of Endoscopic transoral approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  Reviewing surgical treatment in eight cases of parapharyngeal space foreign body, nature and location of foreign body. surgical methods, and treatment results were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eight patients' foreign bodies were all removed by surgical treatment, there were no postoperative infection. Three cases of foreign body were removed through laterocervical approaches, one removed through submandibular approach. In four cases the foreign body were removed through Endoscopy, two of them were transoral approach and the other two were taken out after antiotomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Different approaches should be taken in the surgery treatment of parapharyngeal space foreign body according to imaging positioning.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Binghuang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dongshu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xianyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome