Foreign body ingestion in trachea is a common occurrence in children.However, pharyngeal foreign bodies are rare.Unlike the trachea, the lumen of the pharynx is not kept patent by tracheal cartilage.Therefore, it is difficult to distinguish the lumen of the pharynx Twin Loft Bed from the surrounding tissues.In addition, tracheal foreign bodies are photographed in the lung window, so radiolucent objects may be seen, but the pharynx in the mediastinal window may sometimes appear to be invisible.
If a pharyngeal foreign body is suspected, then it is important to obtain a CT scan of AVOCADO LIME RANCH CHIPS the neck and to also obtain a lung window image.However, the most important thing is not to rely on CT alone, but to also use endoscopy when necessary.