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Patient with right-sided neck swelling.
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The patient presented with a six-day history of painful right-sided neck swelling (Fig. 1), associated with a progressive dysphagia, regurgitation, fever and chills.
A USG scan showing neck with neck abscess caused by a 2 cm Tilapia fish bone (white arrowed).
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This was confirmed on an ultrasound (USG) scan which showed a hyperechoic, long and thin foreign body measuring 2 cm located 1.1 cm distance from the skin (white arrowed in Fig. 2).
2 cm foreign body extraction through right cervicotomy.
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A 2 cm foreign body was extracted (Fig. 3) and 150 ml of pus was toileted and drained.