A case of penetration and migration of a fishbone through the floor of the mouth to the anterior cervical region

We report a rare case of migration of a fishbone. The patient was a 56-year-old woman who had swallowing and pharyngeal pain when eating. Radiographic and computed tomographic examinations showed a foreign body in the floor of the mouth. An intraoral attempt at removal was unsuccessful. Nine days la...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 47; no. 10; pp. 637 - 640
Main Authors SHIMIZU, Mikio, HAYASHI, Houka, YASUI, Akio, KATO, Mugio, YATA, Hiroaki, OTANI, Eiji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2001
Subjects
anterior cervical region
fishbone
foreign body
migration
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ISSN0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI10.5794/jjoms.47.637

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Summary:We report a rare case of migration of a fishbone. The patient was a 56-year-old woman who had swallowing and pharyngeal pain when eating. Radiographic and computed tomographic examinations showed a foreign body in the floor of the mouth. An intraoral attempt at removal was unsuccessful. Nine days later, the fishbone had penetrated the floor of the mouth, passed through the hyoid bone, and migrated to the anterior cervical region. The foreign body was surgically removed and was found to be a fishbone.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.47.637