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To the Editor: A 40-year-old woman presented to our emergency department with acute throat discomfort. She had been thirsty and described having taken a long, deep swallow from a soft-drink can. She felt a sudden pain in her oropharynx and assumed that she had swallowed the drinking straw. When the pain persisted, she sought medical advice.

On examination, the patient appeared comfortable. Her vital signs were normal, and the physical examination was unremarkable. The oropharynx was entirely normal. An inspection of the pharynx with a nasopharyngeal laryngoscope revealed no abnormalities.

We performed an upper endoscopy to locate and retrieve the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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