Eye of the Needle, Stuck in the Middle

Foreign body lodged in the pharynx is not an uncommon presenting complaint to most emergency departments, but a sewing needle stuck in the posterior pharynx of an adult is a rare finding (1,2). Foreign body ingestion is commonly seen in the pediatric age group. In a retrospective Indian study that included 228 patients with foreign body ingestion, only 3.94% belonged to the age group 6 –20 years, whereas 84.64% belonged to the age group 1–6 years (3).
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine Source Type: research