Transoral Endoscopic-Assisted Retrieval of Extraluminal Parapharyngeal Foreign Body

Po-Hsuan Wu; Po-Wen Cheng

doi:10.1177/01455613221091100

Transoral Endoscopic-Assisted Retrieval of Extraluminal Parapharyngeal Foreign Body

Ear Nose Throat J. 2022 May 21:1455613221091100. doi: 10.1177/01455613221091100. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Po-Hsuan Wu^{1

2

3}, Po-Wen Cheng¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, 46608Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Department of Communication Engineering, Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
³ Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Electrical and Communication Engineering, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

PMID: 35603704
DOI: 10.1177/01455613221091100

Abstract

The ingested fish bone (FB) is a common presentation for otolaryngologists in Asia. For FBs which could be identified by examinations with or without nasopharyngoscopy, direct removal would be an appropriate management. However, an ingested FB could occasionally perforate pharyngeal mucosa and migrate extraluminally. Otolaryngologists should be extremely careful while evaluation and management of extraluminal FBs to prevent life-threatening condition. In this case report, we present a patient with a parapharyngeal extraluminal FB for 2 days which was detected by computed tomography scan of the neck. A transoral endoscopic-assisted retrieval of fish bone was performed after right tonsillectomy.

Keywords: extraluminal; foreign body; parapharyngeal space; tonsillectomy.