[An unusual location of a foreign body in the posterior hypopharynx--case report].

The foreign bodies ingestion are common among the patients admitting to the ENT Emergency Unit. Usually the treatment does not cause too much trouble, however, the symptoms and possible complications might be potentially life threatening. The 64 years old female suffering from severe pain in the hypopharynx and dysphagia was introduced to the ENT Emergency Unit of the F.

[Iatrogenic foreign bodies found in the middle ear as a result of prosthetic management].

In the past few months two patients were admitted and operated on for liquid silicone that hardened to form a sponge-like mass after it was accidentally poured into the tympanic cavity during an impression taking procedure. In on case an atrophic eardrum was torn open and in the other the accident was the result of a misdiagnosed chronic otitis. In both cases a tympanoplasty was performed to remove the sponge from the tympanic cavity and to restore the conductive structures in the middle ear.