Pencil in the pharynx: Case report of a penetrating foreign body.
Pharyngeal foreign bodies are commonly encountered in otolaryngological practice. However, in certain instances, particularly in cases of penetrating injuries, major vascular damage leads to severe morbidity and mortality. Management of these cases includes airway protection, bleeding control, imaging of major vascular injury, and prophylactic antibiotics. The case of a 2-year-old patient with penetrating pharyngeal foreign body is described in the present report.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri-Turkey.
İrfan
İ
Kara
Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri-Turkey.
Halil
H
Ulutabanca
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri-Turkey. dr.kokoglu@gmail.com.
Kerem
K
Kökoğlu
Department of Otolaryngology, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri-Turkey.
Murat Salih
MS
Güneş
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri-Turkey.
Sedat
S
Çağlı
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000293:injuries*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery