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Migratory fish bone in the pharynx, a report of 2 cases

Shuyi Xu, Xiaomin Li, Yue Peng, Jing Yang, Qianxu Liu, Jiefeng Guo, Zhijian Yu

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Fish bones have a risk of damaging the mucosa when lodged in the pharynx. Fish bones migrated into surrounding tissues is relatively unusual. We present 2 cases of patients who ingested fish bone, which migrated into retropharyngeal space and hypopharynx. All fish bones were removed without complications.

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Fish bones have a risk of damaging the mucosa when lodged in the pharynx. Fish bones migrated into surrounding tissues is relatively unusual. We present 2 cases of patients who ingested fish bone, which migrated into retropharyngeal space and hypopharynx. All fish bones were removed without complications.

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Fish bones have a risk of damaging the mucosa when lodged in the pharynx. Fish bones migrated into surrounding tissues is relatively unusual. We present 2 cases of patients who ingested fish bone, which migrated into retropharyngeal space and hypopharynx. All fish bones were removed without complications.

Key concepts: Fish bone, Pharynx, Fish <Actinopterygii>, Anatomy, Medicine, Biology, Fishery

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