An unusual presentation of fish bone ingestion in an adolescent girl : a case report

الملخص EN

Fish bones are common foreign bodies encountered in the throat.

Fish bones may migrate downward if they are not removed early.

Rarely, they are embedded in the soft tissue causing retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) formation.

RPA needs prompt diagnosis and early management which often requires surgical drainage to achieve optimum result.

The diagnosis is based on clinical and radiological pictures.

The management needs securing of the airway, surgical drainage and antibiotics.

We report a case of ingested foreign body of fish bone presented with RPA after one month of ingestion in a 15 year old girl.

Imaging confirmed the fish bone in the retropharyngeal space, which was removed by transoral approach.