Case Report
Unusual Case of Pharyngeal Foreign Body: Metal Spoon in An Adult (Case Report)
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital August 20, Ibn Rochd Teaching Hospital, Casablanca-Morocco
Received Date: June 22, 2020; Published Date: July 08, 2020
Abstract
Foreign body ingestion is a common emergency. Adults we count 20% of the reported cases of foreign body aspiration. We describe an uncommon case of a young 27-year-old patient, who accidentally ingested a big metal spoon. The cervical X-ray shows the presence of a metallic foreign body at cervical and thoracic esophagus. The extraction of the foreign body under general was without notable incidents, and referred to a psychiatric consultation, according to the nature of the foreign body and the circumstances of occurrence.
Keywords: Pharyngeal foreign body; Unusual; Adult
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