| Autor: |
Tijani Adil, Belhoucha Btissam, Rochdi Youssef, Aderdour Lahcen, Nouri Hassane, Raji Abdelaziz, Benhommad Othmane |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Otolaryngology. |
| ISSN: |
2161-119X |
| DOI: |
10.4172/2161-119x.1000172 |
| Popis: |
Foreign body ingestion is a common problem encountered in clinical practice. One of the rare complications of a swallowed foreign body is its migration from the site of entry into the subcutaneous tissues of neck. We report the case of a 57-year old woman who was admitted to our otolaryngology outpatient clinic with a cervical neck mass, with a history of accidental ingestion of a sharp pointed metallic foreign body 2 months earlier. Cervical X-rays and Computed Tomography (CT) scan was then done that showed a 2-cm long metallic foreign body in the subcutaneous tissues of neck. The Doppler ultrasound showed a large thrombus occluding the right internal jugular vein. The foreign body was easily removed under general anesthesia. Postoperative period was uneventful and the patient was doing well on follow-up without any complications. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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