Rare foreign body in postcricoid region: a case report

Richa Gupta; Anil Agrawal

Article Details

Rare foreign body in postcricoid region: a case report

Authors:

Richa Gupta | Anil Agrawal

Publisher:

Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics:

Foreign body | glass piece | postcricoid region | rare

Journal:

International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.4 Issue 9, pp.1312-1312

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001521599

pISSN:

2320-4664

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Abstract:

 Foreign body in postcricoid region is a common occurrence. We report a case of 18-year-old woman presented with complaints of odynophagia, dysphonia, and throat pain with history of foreign body ingestion, that is, glass piece, accidentally, which is a rare entity. The foreign body, that is, glass of size 3.4  1.3  0.2 cm with sharp pointed ends, was later removed by rigid esophagoscopy and forceps.

Article Details

Rare foreign body in postcricoid region: a case report

Authors: Richa Gupta | Anil Agrawal

Publisher: Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics: Foreign body | glass piece | postcricoid region | rare

Journal: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.4 Issue 9, pp.1312-1312

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2015

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001521599

pISSN: 2320-4664

Foreign body

glass piece

postcricoid region

rare

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Authors:

Richa Gupta | Anil Agrawal

Publisher:

Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics:

Foreign body | glass piece | postcricoid region | rare

Journal:

International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.4 Issue 9, pp.1312-1312

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001521599

pISSN:

2320-4664