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Penetrating oesophageal foreign bodies in the thyroid gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Y. H. Goh  and
N. G. Tan
Y. H. Goh*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
N. G. Tan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Y. H. Goh, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University Medical Centre, Edwards R135, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA94305-5328, USA.
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Abstract

Oesophageal penetration and migration of oesophageal foreign bodies into the thyroid gland is extremely rare with only occasional case reports appearing in the medical literature over the years. This is a retrospective review of four patients who were managed for penetrating oesophageal foreign bodies in the thyroid gland over an 11-year period. The clinical, radiological and intra-operative findings of the four cases are discussed.

Keywords

Foreign bodiesOesophagusThyroid gland
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 8 , August 1999 , pp. 769 - 771
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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