Transcervical foreign body

J Laryngol Otol. 2000 Jun;114(6):471-2. doi: 10.1258/0022215001905896.

Abstract

The uncommon occurrence of acute retropharyngeal abscess in adults can be the result of a retained foreign body. A large piece of wood impacted in the neck in a road traffic accident and presenting as retropharyngeal and bilateral parapharyngeal abscesses is reported for its rarity and clinical interest.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adult
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neck Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Pharyngeal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Pharyngeal Diseases / etiology*
  • Retropharyngeal Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Retropharyngeal Abscess / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Wood