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Ingested fish bone

Case contributed by RMH Core Conditions
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Persistent foreign body feeling in throat after eating fish.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Bony foreign body lodged anterior to the epiglottis. No prevertebral soft tissue thickening. No soft tissue gas. 

Annotated image

Yellow arrow indicates position of ingested fish bone, just above the hyoid bone. 

Case Discussion

The ingestion of fish bones is more common than other types of bones (e.g. chicken, pork). They usually pass without complication. 

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