Abstract
Foreign body ingestion is one of the common problem encountered in day to day ENT practise. Though it is more common in paediatric age group, however, it may occurs to adults as well which may lead to significant morbidityamid rarely mortality(1,2,3). We report a unique case of a fine, 2x0.1cm metal wire, swallowed accidentally by a healthy 26 years old gentleman, which subsequently lodged hiddenly at upper cervical oesophagus.
Objectives; Mainly to share my experience in managing such a minute foreign body ‘hiddenly’ located at upper cervical oesophagus during my training in Sarawak General Hospital
Keywords: Hidden, Foreign Body, Oesophageal narrowing.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Muhammad Syauqi Bin Mahamud Sayuti
Postgraduate ENT Trainee University of Malaya / Sarawak General Hospital
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i12.26
