A Case of Migrated Esophageal Foreign Body Removal Through Cervical Approach Under C-Arm Fluoroscopic Guidance

Author: Seong-Wook CHOI ¹ ; Minhyung LEE ; Jin-Choon LEE ; Eui-Suk SUNG
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1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
Publication Type:Case Report
From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2022;65(5):288-292
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Foreign bodies in the upper airway and the esophagus are common and often removed in the outpatient setting using the rigid or flexible laryngoscope. Although most esophageal foreign bodies are removed from the digestive tract, in some cases, surgical intervention is required due to its difficult location. Esophageal foreign bodies often removed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy, but when they penetrate the esophagus and move to deep neck spaces, other approaches should be taken into consideration. We report a rare case of a 13-year-old patient whose esophageal foreign body moved to a deep neck compartment, which was embedded in the anterior vertebral muscle. We decided to perform neck exploration under C-arm guidance, successfully targeted and removed the foreign body.