Abstract
Complications due to foreign body ingestion are rare; however, if present, these can cause significant morbidity to the patient. An overlooked ingested foreign body could present as an emergency and may prove fatal. We present a case of an accidentally ingested foreign body with delayed presentation, which migrated to the neck and produced a cervical abscess presenting as septic shock. The patient required prompt stabilisation followed by surgical intervention. The patient’s vital signs returned to normal on the second post-operative day, and he was discharged the following day.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1536
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 13(4), 606-610
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Pai, K., Pillai, S., Anand, A., Aishwarya, & Sabhahit, H. (2025). Migrating Ingested Foreign Body of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract with Resultant Septic Shock: Case report and literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 13(4), 606-610. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1536
MLA 9
Pai, Keshav, et al. "Migrating Ingested Foreign Body of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract with Resultant Septic Shock: Case report and literature review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, 2025, pp. 606-610. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1536.
Chicago (author–date)
Pai, Keshav, Suresh Pillai, Ajay Anand, Aishwarya, and Harshita Sabhahit. 2025. "Migrating Ingested Foreign Body of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract with Resultant Septic Shock: Case report and literature review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 13 (4): 606-610. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1536.
Harvard
Pai, K., Pillai, S., Anand, A., Aishwarya and Sabhahit, H. (2025) 'Migrating Ingested Foreign Body of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract with Resultant Septic Shock: Case report and literature review', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 13(4), pp. 606-610. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1536.
Vancouver
Pai K, Pillai S, Anand A, Aishwarya, Sabhahit H. Migrating Ingested Foreign Body of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract with Resultant Septic Shock: Case report and literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;13(4):606-610. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1536
IEEE
K. Pai, S. Pillai, A. Anand, Aishwarya, and H. Sabhahit, "Migrating Ingested Foreign Body of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract with Resultant Septic Shock: Case report and literature review," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 606-610, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1536.