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Case Reports
Calcification of the posterior cricoid lamina simulating a foreign body in the aerodigestive tract (2005:11b).
- David Laguna and Francisco M González.
- Department of Otolaryngology-Headand Neck Surgery, Hospital Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. dlagunaortega@yahoo.es
- Eur Radiol. 2006 Feb 1; 16 (2): 515-7.
AbstractThis interpretation corner case, reporting a man with suspicion of ingestion and perforation of the oesophagus by a foreign body, highlights the danger of false appearances on plain radiographs for detection of foreign bodies in the aerodigestive tract. Plain radiographs and CT revealed a needle-shaped calcified object between the cricoid plate and the oesophagus lumen, which turned out to be an abnormal cricoid calcification. There is also a discussion about the role of radiology in the detection of foreign bodies in the aerodigestive tract.
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