Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine (May 2014)

Unusual Presentation of Cervical Esophageal Foreign Body

  • Reza Bagheri,
  • Reza Afghani

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 2
pp. 176 – 176

Abstract

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A 42-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of odynophagia and neck pain after swallowing a piece of bone. Anteroposterior (AP) and lateral neck X-ray showed the foreign body. Rigid esophagoscopy under general anesthesia was performed and foreign body extracted by rigid bronchoscopy.

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