Hypopharynx Penetration and Soft Tissue Injury after Accidental Swallowing of Sharp Foreign Body: A case report

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Penpun Boonprasatsook
Department of Otolaryngology, Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000

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Abstract: A case of 40-year old carpenter was reported because of accidental swallowing of a pin. It was obviously seen at left side of neck on plain film, but not by indirect laryngoscopy. With direct laryngoscopy and rigid esophagoscopy, abrasion 0.3 cm. at left pyriform sinus was found. The pin was persistently demonstrated by fluoroscopy at soft tissue of left side of neck. The patient was operated with transverse incision and the pin was removed successfully. The patient was discharged home within 10 days.


 

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Boonprasatsook, P. (2024). Hypopharynx Penetration and Soft Tissue Injury after Accidental Swallowing of Sharp Foreign Body: A case report. Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital Journal, 27(2), 123–126. Retrieved from https://he04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MNRHJ/article/view/2146
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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2003): May - August
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Case Report
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