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Unusual Oropharyngeal Foreign Body
Author(s):
1. Sarfraz Latif: Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute and Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
2. Naveed Aslam: Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute and Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
3. Faisal Bashir: Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute and Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
4. Raheel Ahmed: Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute and Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Abstract:
We present an unusual case of foreign body (sewing needle) in a young man, who swallowed it with bolus of food. It penetrated through soft palate into parapharyngeal space, detected with image intensifier and removed successfully. Postoperative course remained uneventful. 
Page(s): 719-720
DOI: DOI not available
Published: Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 18, Issue: 11, Year: 2008
Keywords:
Oropharyngeal foreign body Image intensifier Aerodigestive tract
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