Migratory foreign body of neck in a battered baby: a case report

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Dec;73(12):1814-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.08.018. Epub 2009 Oct 30.

Abstract

Only a small number of ingested foreign bodies perforate the esophagus and even smaller fraction migrate extramucosally with no symptoms. Both of these events are even rarer after marble ingestion. We report here a case of battered baby with homicidal marble ingestion which perforated the esophagus and migrated into the soft tissue of neck. It was diagnosed after 21 days asymptomatic period. The foreign body migrated into the tracheo-esophageal groove, lying deep to strap muscles, which was removed by neck exploration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child Abuse*
  • Contrast Media
  • Endoscopy / methods*
  • Esophageal Perforation / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophageal Perforation / etiology
  • Esophageal Perforation / surgery*
  • Esophagus*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Foreign-Body Migration / complications
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Risk Assessment
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Contrast Media