Abstract:Inadvertent ingestion of foreign bodies, particularly fish bone, are a common complaint in the otolaryngology emergency practices in Southeast Asia. Due to its thin, linear, and sharp pointed end, fish bone has the potential to penetrate through the oesophagus wall, or migrate extraluminally towards the surrounding structures in the neck, resulting in bizarre and lethal complications. We present an unusual case of extraluminal migration of foreign body (FB) and 2 cases of completely embedded FB in the oesophag… Show more
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