CTICasesEsophageal Chicken Bone Impaction
Imaging findings
Chest CT shows wall thickening and inflammation of the proximal esophagus, containing a linear bone-density structure (chicken bone fragment) close to the aortic arch. Radiographs show no visible foreign body.
Key takeaways
Swallowed bone fragments can lodge in the esophagus and cause acute odynophagia and localized esophagitis. Non-metallic foreign bodies like chicken bones are often invisible on radiographs but are readily identified on CT.
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