Abstract
Complications due to foreign body ingestion are rare; however, if present, these can cause significant morbidity to the patient. An overlooked ingested foreign body could present as an emergency and may prove fatal. We present a case of an accidentally ingested foreign body with delayed presentation, which migrated to the neck and produced a cervical abscess presenting as septic shock. The patient required prompt stabilisation followed by surgical intervention. The patient’s vital signs returned to normal on the second post-operative day, and he was discharged the following day.
Publication Date
8-10-2013
First Page
606
Last Page
610
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Recommended Citation
Pai, Keshav; Pillai, Suresh; Bhandarkar, Ajay; Anand, Aishwarya; and Sabhahit, Harshita
(2013)
"Migrating Ingested Foreign Body of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract with Resultant Septic Shock : Case report and literature review,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 13: 606-610.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1536
