長期間停留した下咽頭・食道異物の2症例

Two Cases of Long-standing Foreign Bodies in the Hypopharynx and Esophagus

　はじめに

　咽頭および食道異物は，日常の外来および夜間の救急でしばしば遭遇するが，多くの症例では発症して24時間以内に病院を受診する^1,2）。われわれは最近，発症して早い時期に病院を受診したにもかかわらず，異物と診断されず比較的長期にわたり下咽頭および食道に嵌入した興味ある2症例を経験したので報告する。

Case 1 : A 40-year-old female complained of sore throat after swallowing a deep-fried shrimp. A piece of wire in the hypopharynx was found and removed through a rigid laryngoscope.

Case 2 : A 8l-year-old male was suffering from dysphagia, swallowing pain and a swelling of the left neck.

A tooth pick in the esophagus was found and removed through a rigid esophagoscope.

The foreign body seemed staying there since he ate a stuffed cabbege roll two months ago.