A 60-year-old lady presented with pain in the throat and odynophagia post-ingestion of fishbone 5 days ago. A computed tomography scan showed linear opacity resembling a fishbone in the prevertebral space. Direct laryngoscopy and esophagoscope revealed only slough and neck exploration showed fishbone in the prevertebral space. Early removal of the fishbone avoided fatal complications.
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