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Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009;135(10):1055.

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Diagnosis: Shrimp tail foreign body

A variety of ingested foreign bodies, ranging from organic objects (eg, fish, chicken, or meat bones and pieces of meat) to nonorganic objects (eg, metal wire, fishhooks, glass, needles, buttons, nails, and dentures), have been reported in the literature.^1-3 The more radiodense the object is, the better its imaging localization will be, and, in many cases, the morphological appearance of the object will allow precise imaging identification of the foreign body.

In the preliminary interpretation of the CT scan in the present case, the pockets of air were thought to be evidence of pharyngeal or esophageal perforation; however, on closer inspection, it was determined that the air was in fact contained within the foreign body and not the result of esophageal perforation. The patient was taken to the operating room, where she underwent direct laryngoscopy, esophagoscopy, and removal of a shrimp tail foreign body.

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