Fishbone-Type Pharyngeal Foreign Body with Cutaneous Migration in the ENT Department of the Mamou Regional Hospital: A Case Report

Diallo, Mamadou Mouctar Ramata and Diallo, Mamadou Aliou and Diallo, Ibrahima and Diallo, Oumou Amadou and Sow, Abdoulaye and Cissé, Alsény and Sacko, Sory and Camara, Alsény and Kourouma, Sayon and Diallo, Alpha Oumar and Keita, Abdoulaye and Barry, Mamadou Sakoba (2023) Fishbone-Type Pharyngeal Foreign Body with Cutaneous Migration in the ENT Department of the Mamou Regional Hospital: A Case Report. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 12 (06). pp. 385-389. ISSN 2168-5452

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Abstract

We report a case of pharyngeal foreign body with cutaneous migration in the form of a fishbone in a 24-year-old rural resident, presented with odynophagia, dysphagia, pain and left antero-latero-cervical swelling fistulated to the skin following ingestion of a fishbone during a meal that had been evolving for 2 weeks. Vital parameters were normal, with an unremarkable psychological examination. Clinical examination revealed a left antero-latero-cervical swelling that was painful to palpation, fistulous to the skin and draining frank pus, revealing a sharp fishbone. A standard X-ray showed that the foreign body had exited the pharynx and was located in the soft tissues of the lower neck. An exploratory cervicotomy was performed, allowing extraction of a serrated fishbone. The post-operative course was favorable.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Journal Eprints > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 08 Nov 2023 05:22
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2023 05:22
URI: http://repository.journal4submission.com/id/eprint/3150

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