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Signa vitae : journal for intesive care and emergency medicine, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2009.

Professional paper

Migration of foreign body from mouth to nose

Koji Yamakawa ; Division of Emergency Medicine, Nagano Red Cross Hospital, Japan
Hiroshi Dohgomori ; Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Shinshu University Hospital, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-0802, Japan
Takehiko Furusawa ; Division of Emergency Medicine, Nagano Red Cross Hospital, Japan
Yoshihisa Sode ; Division of Emergency Medicine, Nagano Red Cross Hospital, Japan
Kiminori Netsu ; Division of Emergency Medicine, Nagano Red Cross Hospital, Japan

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Abstract

A man appeared in the Emergency Department complaining of discomfort in his neck because he had swallowed a toothpick while taking a nap. The examining physician could find no foreign body in the patient's mouth or pharynx. An additional examination using a fiberscope disclosed the existence of a foreign body in the nose. The toothpick was thought to have migrated to the nose from the pharynx after it was swallowed. Foreign bodies of various sizes may migrate to the nose from other parts of the body. Therefore, protocols must be designed for additional examination of the nose.

Keywords

airway; foreign bodies; migration; toothpick

Hrčak ID:

36040

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/36040

Publication date:

1.4.2009.

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