An unusual case of a ballpoint pen migrating into the parapharyngeal space and middle mediastinum

Foreign bodies that penetrate the esophagus and migrate extraluminally are unusual. If they are left untreated, serious complications arise from mediastinitis, and damage to the major structures in the neck can occur. We report a case of a patient who presented with chest pain on inspiration that wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2011-11, Vol.90 (11), p.E13-E15
Hauptverfasser:	Kim, Grace H, Snissarenko, Eugene P, Kim, Paul D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Contrast Media Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging Foreign-Body Migration - surgery Humans Male Mediastinum - diagnostic imaging Middle Aged Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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