Migration of a Globefish Bone to the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle: Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2002.47.5.463
- Author:
Mi Ok SUNWOO
1
;
Seung Kug BAIK
;
Han Yong CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Korea. sunwooeh@netian.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neck, abnormalities;
Neck, injuries
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Adult;
Fistula;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Hypopharynx;
Mediastinitis;
Middle Aged;
Neck
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2002;47(5):463-466
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fishbones are the most common upper aerodigestive and esophageal foreign body found in adults. Usually these bones pass, but when complications arise, they can be catastrophic and may include neck abscesses, mediastinitis, and esophago-aortic or esophagocarotid fistulas. We report the radiologic findings of fishbone injury occurring in a 48-year-old man in whom a globefish bone had penentrated the hypopharynx and migrated to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
