TY - JOUR T1 - Pharyngeal foreign body in a child persisting for three years JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 361 LP - 362 DO - 10.1136/emj.19.4.361 VL - 19 IS - 4 AU - S Kurul AU - T Kandogan Y1 - 2002/07/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/4/361.abstract N2 - Foreign body ingestions are common in children. They can pose a diagnostic problem if the foreign body is embedded in the soft tissues of pharynx. A 4 year old girl presented with halitosis for two years. A pharyngeal foreign body, a metallic ring, was seen on lateral radiographs of the neck. The foreign body was removed under general anaesthesia. A completely embedded pharyngeal foreign body should be considered in cases presenting with halitosis. ER -