Missed Pharyngeal Foreign Body in an Infant:A Rare Case

In this case report we present a rare case of a longstanding undetected foreign body in the pharynx. A 10-month-old girl presented with a history of vomiting and drooling. This complaint had first been noticed 50 days previously. It was noted that she had been diagnosed with upper respiratory or gastrointestinal tract infections several times during the previous 50 days and that symptomatic treatment had shown no benefits. The results of a physical examination were unremarkable and weight loss was only slight. Radiography of the neck region showed a metallic ring stuck to the pharyngeal wall (Fig. 1). The parents then reported that at the age of 8 months a golden ring went missing while the child was playing with it.