A typical but seldom recognized foreign body in the esophagus of a laryngectomized patient.

A typical but seldom recognized foreign body in the esophagus of a laryngectomized patient.

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 Oct;108(10):660-661

Authors: Rodrigues JP, Pinho R, Carvalho J

Abstract
A 57-year-old man with a past medical history of total laryngectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx was admitted to our institution 5 months after the procedure, for surgical resection of a local recurrence of the tumor. In the postoperative period, endoscopically guided placement of a nasogastric tube was scheduled, after previous failed attempts. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed an anastomotic dehiscence, 13 cm distal to the incisors, and a foreign body penetrating through the esophageal wall, 20cm distal to the incisors. We were unable to identify the foreign body with certainty but, after consulting with the assistant otorhinolaryngologist, we realized that it was a voice prosthesis.

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