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Necropsy-based Wild Fish Health Assessment
Published on: September 11, 2018
Migrating fish bone presenting as a neck fistula
Sara Fernandes Custódio1, Pedro Branco2, Pedro Machado Sousa2
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental EPE Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal saracustodio1@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The case report describes an extremely rare finding of fish bone migration from the aerodigestive tract causing a neck fistula 2 years after its ingestion. Detailed case study and surgical treatment is presented. This case highlights the need for further assessment in presence of a high clinical suspicion of foreign body ingestion with a normal physical examination of the upper aerodigestive tract, to avoid serious and potential life-threatening complications later on.

