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Transcervical foreign body

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Rauf Ahmad ,
Rafiq Ahmad Pampori ,
Asef Ahmad Wani ,
Sajjad Majid Qazi  and
Sheikh Abdul Ahad
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Abstract

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The uncommon occurrence of acute retropharyngeal abscess in adults can be the result of a retained foreign body. A large piece of wood impacted in the neck in a road traffic accident and presenting as retropharyngeal and bilateral parapharyngeal abscesses is reported for its rarity and clinical interest.

Keywords

Foreign bodiesNeckRetropharyngeal abscess
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 6 , June 2000 , pp. 471 - 472
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000