An Unusual Neck Mass: Ingested Chicken Bone
| Autor: | Erhan Demirhan, Metin İber, Özlem Yağız, Tolga Kandoğan, İbrahim Çukurova |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Balkan Medical Journal, Vol 33, Iss 6, Pp 695-697 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2146-3123 2146-3131 |
| DOI: | 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.150779 |
| Popis: | Background: Foreign bodies in the upper aerodigestive tract are frequently seen in otolaryngological practice, but migration of an ingested foreign body to the neck is a very rare condition. Case Report: We present a 66-year-old woman admitted to our outpatient department with a painful neck mass. She had a history of emergency department admission 4 months prior with odynophagia after eating chicken meal. A physical examination revealed a painful and hyperemic mass on the left neck. Antibiotherapy did not relieve the patient’s symptoms and signs. A 3-cm linear foreign body was observed in X-ray and computed tomography scans. The symptoms of the patient were relieved after excision of the foreign body. Conclusion: Although it is a rare situation, migration of a foreign body ingested through the aerodigestive tract to the neck should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with neck masses |
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