대한기관식도과학회지 (Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology)
- 제1권1호
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- Pages.164-167
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- 1995
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- 1226-0916(pISSN)
1개월 이상 지속된 하인두 이물의 1례
A Case of Hypopharyngeal Foreign Body Persisted for More Than 1 Month
초록
Foreign holies in the upper aerodigestive tract are an important cause of morbity and mortality in older adults and children under 3 years of age. Fish and chicken bones are the usual foreign bodies lodged in the hypopharynx, and most of them lodge In the lower pole of a tonsil, at the base of the tongue, at the lateral wall of the pharynx, or in a vallecula. Recently, the authors experienced a case of aspiration pneumonia caused by chronic local inflammatory reaction of the posterior wall of the hypopharynx originated from a special foreign body.