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The foreign body is actually lodged in the esophagus. It is visualized anterior to the lower cervical vertebra. While most chicken bones are radio-opaque, CT evaluation is sometimes necessary, as overlapping soft tissue can cause significant shadowing that makes identification difficult. Next step: refer the patient to a gastroenterologist.
Case presented by Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM, Terem Emergency Medical Centers, Jerusalem, Israel.
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56-year-old patient feels a foreign body in trachea
Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM
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