Asian Journal of Research in Surgery

Extraluminal Migration of Foreign Body in Pharynx: The End Journey of a Stingray — A Case Report

R. Amilah *

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia. and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia.

H. Eyzawiah

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia. and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Selangor, Malaysia.

H. Shahrul

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia.

S. Mazlina

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Ingested foreign bodies are the most commonly seen emergency cases in otorhinolaryngology practice. Foreign bodies usually enter the digestive tract, and most will be passed spontaneously. Extraluminal migration of foreign bodies are relatively unusual but if it happens, it may cause serious vascular and suppurative complication. We present a 17 years old boy who swallowed a stingray fish bone. The fish bone migrated from the hypopharynx extraluminally and traversed closed to internal jugular veins. It was successfully removed by exploration of the neck and patient recovered well.

Keywords: Fish bone, stingray, migrating, extraluminal, internal jugular vein.

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