Impacted Chicken Bone in the Laryngopharynx: A Case Report

Abstract

Objective . To describe a rare case of an impacted large foreign body (chicken bone) in the laryngopharynx. Case Report . A 28-years-old man presented with pain in the neck of 5 days duration. The patient gave a history of severe choking sensation while eating chicken. Laryngoscopic examination revealed a linear whitish large chicken bone impacted in the left pyriform fossa. The bone was removed under local anesthesia with the guidance of telescopic laryngeal examination. Conclusion . This paper describes impaction of a large chicken bone in the hypopharynx in an adult male patient and its removal with guided telescopic laryngeal examination.