1. Removal of a triple-barbed fishhook from the hypopharynx with microlaryngoscopy
- Author
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Clark A. Rosen, Paul B. Swanson, and Sheila A. Apicella
- Subjects
Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Laryngoscopy ,business.industry ,Case presentation ,medicine.disease ,Foreign Bodies ,Surgery ,Foreign Body Removal ,Endoscopy ,Hypopharynx ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Aerodigestive Tract ,Open Surgical Procedure ,medicine ,Humans ,Foreign body ,business ,Aged - Abstract
Objectives: To review the literature involving removal of sharp foreign bodies from the hypopharynx and to present a case of a triple-barbed fishhook removed from the hypopharynx with suspension microlaryngoscopy. Study Design: Literature review and case presentation. Methods: Review of the literature was done using a MEDLINE search with the keywords hypopharynx, foreign bodies, and laryngoscopy. Results: Review of the literature revealed no prior description of either foreign body removal using microlaryngoscopy or report of the removal of a triple-barbed fishhook from humans. Conclusion: Removal of sharp foreign bodies from the aerodigestive tract always presents a technical challenge, and this case of a hypopharyngeal triple-barbed fishhook introduces new operative techniques. By using microlaryngoscopy and bimanual instrumentation to manipulate and remove the fishhook, an open surgical procedure was avoided. (Am J Otolaryngol 2002;23:233-236. Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.)
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- 2002