How Did It Get There? A Coiled Metal Foreign Body in an Unusual Cervical Position

Migration of a foreign object to the parapharyngeal space: an unusual factitious disorder

“…Ultrasonography is another imaging option, which has successfully been used intraoperatively to localize FBin the neck. 1 With a transcervical approach, one has a chance to make a wide incision for exposition. Although it achieves better esthetic results, transoral surgery has disadvantages like limited area for surgical intervention.…”

“…Foreign body removal is a common procedure in Otorhinolaryngological (ORL) practice. 1 It is common in pediatric age, however, it may also be seen in adults. In adults fish bones and swallowed Foreign Bodies (FB) are mostly seen.…”

An unusual foreign body migrating through time and tissues

“…Impacted foreign bodies within the ENT sphere, typically fish bones, have been reported to cause upper respiratory airway tract abscesses [ 8 ]. However, the migration through the entire pharyngeal wall ending in a superficial cervical abscess several months later is uncommon but has to be considered [ 1 , 5 , 9 , 10 ]. Repeated abscesses which seem resistant to treatment should always evoke the possibility of a foreign body or an underlying congenital malformation such as branchial cleft cysts [ 8 ], even if radiological examination fails to evidence its presence.…”

“…Although rarely, foreign bodies sometimes migrate within the tissues and become symptomatic after a certain time lapse [ 3 ]. In those cases, the direct relation between the suspected foreign body ingestion and the first symptoms is rarely established due to the latency and unusual clinical presentation [ 4 , 5 ].…”

Unusual Foreign Body [Tooth Brush] in the Masseter Muscle a Rare Case Report

“…Although rarely, foreign bodies sometimes migrate within the tissues and become symptomatic after a certain time lapse [5]. In those cases, the direct relation between the suspected foreign body ingestion and the first symptoms is rarely established due to the latency and unusual clinical presentation [6,7]. Our case is a unique case as the history was misleading & the clinical presentation was unusual.…”