TITLE:
Fishbone-Type Pharyngeal Foreign Body with Cutaneous Migration in the ENT Department of the Mamou Regional Hospital: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Mamadou Mouctar Ramata Diallo, Mamadou Aliou Diallo, Ibrahima Diallo, Oumou Amadou Diallo, Abdoulaye Sow, Alsény Cissé, Sory Sacko, Alsény Camara, Sayon Kourouma, Alpha Oumar Diallo, Abdoulaye Keita, Mamadou Sakoba Barry
KEYWORDS:
Pharyngeal Foreign Body, Migrant, Otolaryngology, Mamou Regional Hospital
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.12 No.6,
November
1,
2023
ABSTRACT: We report a case of pharyngeal foreign body with cutaneous migration in the form of a fishbone in a 24-year-old rural resident, presented with odynophagia, dysphagia, pain and left antero-latero-cervical swelling fistulated to the skin following ingestion of a fishbone during a meal that had been evolving for 2 weeks. Vital parameters were normal, with an unremarkable psychological examination. Clinical examination revealed a left antero-latero-cervical swelling that was painful to palpation, fistulous to the skin and draining frank pus, revealing a sharp fishbone. A standard X-ray showed that the foreign body had exited the pharynx and was located in the soft tissues of the lower neck. An exploratory cervicotomy was performed, allowing extraction of a serrated fishbone. The post-operative course was favorable.