Tehran University of Medical Sciences Frontiers in Emergency Medicine 2717-3593 5 1 2020 11 05 e15 e15 Ramkumar Swaminathane Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar Thirumoorthy Samy Suresh Kumar Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar Gopikrishna Duvvada Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar Chinnakaruppan Shanmugavel Department of Radiology, Al Khor Hamad Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar 2020 11 05 Introduction: Foreign body (FB) in throat is one of the common presentations in emergency departments (ED). The foreign body may be stuck in the neck region through ingestion or due to iatrogenic injury. FB ingestion is rare in adults but still occurs. The ED treatment plan for patients suspected to have ingested a foreign body depends on the type and location of the FB, as well as the patient’s condition. In adults, the most common FBs ingested are chicken bone and fishbone. The ingested FB often gets lodged in the oropharynx and cricopharyngeal muscle regions. Case presentation: We report a 15-year-old female patient who presented with a foreign body in the throat. Lateral neck radiograph (LNR) revealed a radio-dense vegetable foreign body in the supraglottic region, lying transversely above the vocal cord. This is an unusual clinical and radiological presentation. A 4-cm long piece of beetroot was removed successfully via direct laryngoscopy under safe procedural sedation. Post-procedure, the patient recovered well, discharged within a few hours. Conclusion: Even though foreign body in throat is a common presentation, we report this case due to its anatomical position, type, size, and the unusual radiological appearance of the FB. https://fem.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fem/article/view/588 https://fem.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fem/article/download/588/325