Abstract
We report a very rare case of an esophageal submucosal abscess, which was considered to be secondary to a foreign body of fish bone. A 63-year-old male patient had suffered a sore throat immediately after swallowing a small sea bream. Since no fish bones were found in his pharynx or larynx through examination by an otorhinolaryngologist, he was treated with oral antibiotics, but these did not improve his symptoms. He found it difficult to swallow, and a CT scan and MRI revealed submucosal abscesses in the wall of the esophagus. We performed incision and drainage of the submucosal abscesses through an esophageal scope and administration of antibiotics (PAPM and CLDM), resulting in total cure of the patient without reformation of the abscesses.
