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Removal of sub-mucosal foreign body (metal wire) from the pharynx using image intensifier

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2006

C. Bhatt ,
N. Vishnu Swaroop Reddy  and
T. N. Reddy
C. Bhatt
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Staffordshire General Hospital, Stafford, UK.
N. Vishnu Swaroop Reddy
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Staffordshire General Hospital, Stafford, UK.
T. N. Reddy
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Staffordshire General Hospital, Stafford, UK.
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Abstract

It is well known how difficult it is to localize a foreign body in the sub-mucosal tissues. This is a report of a male who swallowed a metal wire which lodged in the pharyngeal sub-mucosal tissue. The foreign body was localized using an image intensifier and removed successfully.

Keywords

Foreign BodiesPharynxTechnologyRadiological
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 11 , November 2003 , pp. 902 - 904
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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