Abstract

Background: An ingested fish bone stuck in the throat is not much uncommon in daily life. It could either be harmless or harmful. In most case it passes down through the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) by the peristaltic movements. As a sharp object, it can be dangerous causing perforation of the GIT and surrounding organs including the lungs, heart, liver and spleen. There are multiple case reports describing perforation and penetration of various internal organs and rectum by fish bone. Case report: Here we report a case of fishbone stuck in the throat when the patient accidentally swallowed a fish bone; the bone was dislodged after few minutes by home remedy as he swallowed some sticky rice balls. The patient felt severe abdominal pain for 2-3 hour on the 4th day. On the 6th day he had severe anal pain. He went to the emergency departmen t and the doctor tried to remove the bone per rectally by finger. Finally it was removed manually under spinal anesthesia. Conclusions: There are different home remedies for the sticking of fish bones in the throat . But when it sticks or penetrate t he wall of GIT surgical manipulation may be needed