K S Vong1, I Mohamad2, R Salim2. 1. MD, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Email: ahsoonv@yahoo.com Irfan Mohamad. 2. MD, M.Med (ORL-HNS), Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: A foreign body (FB) in the upper aerodigestive tract is a fairly common encounter. Fish bones are the commonest FB seen in adults. The commonest presentation is odynophagia. Usually, the patient will point at the level of FB on the neck to indicate the location. METHODS: Clinical report. RESULTS: This case report describes a large FB in an adult with underlying infantile cerebral palsy. Besides dysphagia, it was associated with drooling of saliva and pain in the throat region. CONCLUSION: FB ingestion with complete obstruction of the oesophagus is an emergency. It may cause total dysphagia as the passage of food is completely blocked.
INTRODUCTION: A foreign body (FB) in the upper aerodigestive tract is a fairly common encounter. Fish bones are the commonest FB seen in adults. The commonest presentation is odynophagia. Usually, the patient will point at the level of FB on the neck to indicate the location. METHODS: Clinical report. RESULTS: This case report describes a large FB in an adult with underlying infantile cerebral palsy. Besides dysphagia, it was associated with drooling of saliva and pain in the throat region. CONCLUSION: FB ingestion with complete obstruction of the oesophagus is an emergency. It may cause total dysphagia as the passage of food is completely blocked.
Authors: Steven O Ikenberry; Terry L Jue; Michelle A Anderson; Vasundhara Appalaneni; Subhas Banerjee; Tamir Ben-Menachem; G Anton Decker; Robert D Fanelli; Laurel R Fisher; Norio Fukami; M Edwyn Harrison; Rajeev Jain; Khalid M Khan; Mary Lee Krinsky; John T Maple; Ravi Sharaf; Laura Strohmeyer; Jason A Dominitz Journal: Gastrointest Endosc Date: 2011-06 Impact factor: 9.427