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KMID : 0356820140300010028
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Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
2014 Volume.30 No. 1 p.28 ~ p.30
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Hypopharyngeal Foreign Body Migration Induced Retropharyngeal Abscess
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Lee Jae-Woon
Cho Wan-Seok
Lee Dong-Hoon
Yoon Tae-Mi
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Abstract
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Foreign bodies in upper aerodigestive tract migrating into retropharyngeal space are rarely encountered emergent cases in otolaryngologic fields. A 60-years-old female presented throat pain and lump sense after a meal. Computer tomography showed metallic foreign body impacted in the retropharyngeal space. A hypopharyngeal perforation was suspected by through flexible laryngoscopy and gastrointestinal endoscopy. It was successfully removed by external cervical approach, and we report this case with a review of the related literatures.
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KEYWORD
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Foreign body, Retropharynx, Hypopharyngeal perforation
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