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Calcified thyroid nodule masquerading as foreign body: pitfall of lateral neck X ray
Author(s) -
Johari Shirish,
Chotai Niketa,
Khoo Mark LC
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.21483
Subject(s) - otorhinolaryngology , medicine , health care , head and neck surgery , head and neck , general surgery , family medicine , surgery , political science , law
Accidental foreign body ingestion is one of the most common ENT emergencies. Fish bones comprise majority of ingested foreign bodies in south east asian population. Lateral neck radiography is an invaluable screening tool in assessment of patient presenting with throat discomfort following foreign body ingestion, A lateral neck X-ray can be helpful in confirming and localizing a radio-opaque foreign body when direct examination is unremarkable but can be misleading in certain cases of anatomical variations or migrated foreign bodies.