Oesophagoscopy in a Treated Oral Cavity Carcinoma Patient: A Case Report and Review

Vegetable matter, especially fruit seed impaction, is uncommon in Otolaryngology practice. If it happens, there should be a possibility of abnormality in the oesophagus like stricture, web, malignancy, trauma or diverticulum. Here we present a case of seed as a foreign body oesophagus in a patient who was a known case of carcinoma left buccal mucosa status post left hemimandibulectomy with flap reconstruction Radiotherapy 20 years ago. We explained the practical and logistic issues while intubation and doing oesophagoscopy in this patient.

Automated summary

Vegetable matter, particularly fruit seed impaction, is a rare occurrence in otolaryngology practice, but when it does happen, there may be a connection to esophageal abnormalities. This case study presents a patient with a history of left buccal mucosa carcinoma who had radiotherapy 20 years prior, and experienced fruit seed impaction in the esophagus, highlighting the practical and logistical challenges of intubation and esophagoscopy in such cases.