Abstract
We report a case of transoral removal of extrapharyngeal foreign body with a WEERDA-type videolaryngoscope. A 65-year-old female patient presented with the complaints of a sore throat after eating a yellowtail. CT revealed a fish bone in the extrapharyngeal space. The fish bone was removed using a WEERDA-type videolaryngoscope. Use of the videolaryngoscope is superior to that of a traditional laryngoscope in terms of improved visualization of the pharynx and larynx. Furthermore, more space is available for the operator to use surgical instruments than that available with the use of a traditional laryngoscope. Use of a WEERDA-type videolaryngoscope for transoral removal of extarapharyngeal foreign body offers advantages to the operator, including improved optimal view and availability of more space for the operator which allows better control of the instruments.
