Lee Tae-Hun, Park Sang-Wook, Ryu Somi, Cho Ki Ju, Won Seong Jun, Park Jung Je
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
Ear Nose Throat J. 2025 Feb;104(2):NP63-NP67. doi: 10.1177/01455613221098787. Epub 2022 Apr 29.
Laryngopharyngeal or cervical pain following ingestion of foreign bodies is one of the most frequently encountered emergencies in otolaryngologic practice. Although most of these foreign bodies can be easily removed under laryngoscopic examination without any complications, surgical removal may be required when foreign bodies migrate extraluminally. This report describes two rare cases of ingested fishbones that had migrated, one each to the thyroid gland and submandibular gland. Extraluminal migration fishbones should always be considered in otolaryngologic clinics.
