Vol.101 No.8 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 101 No. 8 August 2008
A Case of Fish Bone Migration in the Deep Neck
Shinichi
Ohba, Takeshi Kusunoki, Shin Ito,
Hidenori Yokoi, Masayuki Furukawa and Katsuhisa Ikeda
(Juntendo University School of Medicine)
Ingested foreign bodies are not unusual. In most cases, these foreign bodies are easily removed. We report a relatively rare case of a fish bone migrating into the parapharyngeal space, which was removed through a cervical incision. A 30-year-old-woman with a 3-week history of sore throat since ingesting a fish bone had complained of a left-sided neck mass and pain. The ingested fish bone penetrated the pharynx and migrated to the substernocleidmastoid muscle. Furthermore, a parapharyngeal neck abscess had formed. The fish bone was successfully removed via neck exploration and the patient recovered well..
Key words :fish bone, migration, foreign body, neck exploration