Pediatric age groups commonly present with history of fish or chicken bone getting stuck in throat while eating. They usually present early due to odynophagia and the usual site is the cricopharynx. This is a case of chicken bone getting stuck in the posterior pharyngeal wall of a child which presented late and caused quite a dilemma to remove it. This report is to highlight the unusual site of foreign body and the use of fluoroscopy to remove it.
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Mathews M, Paul RR, Mathew GA, Albert RR. A Case of Hidden Foreign Body: How We did It? Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2015;7(2):75-77.
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