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Sonographic diagnosis of an unusual cervical foreign body that migrated through a pyriform sinus fistula
Author(s) -
Li Xiaoying,
Ye Jingjing,
Yang Xiuzhen,
Yu Jin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22841
Subject(s) - pyriform sinus , medicine , foreign body , fistula , sinus (botany) , foreign bodies , ingestion , radiology , anatomy , surgery , botany , biology , genus
Foreign body ingestion is common in the pediatric population. We report a case of ingestion of sunflower seeds that migrated in the left neck through a pyriform sinus fistula, ultrasound plays an important role in preoperative diagnosis and is a useful tool for diagnosing both pyriform sinus fistulas and radiolucent foreign bodies.