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Foreign body in the throat migrating through the common carotid artery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

O. A. Osinubi ,
A. I. Osiname ,
A. Pal ,
R. J. Lonsdale  and
C. Butcher
O. A. Osinubi*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK
A. I. Osiname
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK
A. Pal
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK
R. J. Lonsdale
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK
C. Butcher
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr O. A. Osinubi, M.SC.(Glas.), F.W.A.C.S.(ORL.), F.R.C.S.Ed. Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham NG17 4JL.
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Abstract

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We present a 55-year-old lady who swallowed a 3 cm pointed metal foreign body whilst eating a sardine salad. The foreign body migrated from the hypopharynx through the parapharyngeal space and traversed the common carotid artery over a period of 12 days. The foreign body was removed by exploration of the neck.

Keywords

Foreign bodyMetalNeck
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 8 , August 1996 , pp. 793 - 795
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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