American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 203-205 , May 2009

Protrusion of a migrated fish bone in the neck

  • Yuan-Chia Cheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Che Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Liang-Chi Kuo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Wen Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsing-Lin Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Trauma, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 73125895x7553; fax: +886 3208255.

Received 1 February 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00048-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.03.004

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 203-205 , May 2009

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