A Reclusive Foreign Body in the Airway: A Case Report and a Literature Review

A foreign body in the larynx is an airway emergency that requires urgent evaluation and treatment. Irregular foreign bodies tend to orient in a sagittal plane and may produce only partial obstruction, allowing adequate air movement, hence making them undetectable for a long period of time. We report...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Philip, Ajay, Rajan Sundaresan, V., George, Philip, Dash, Satyabrata, Thomas, Regi, Job, Anand, Anand, V. K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3838836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24312739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/347325
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Sumario:A foreign body in the larynx is an airway emergency that requires urgent evaluation and treatment. Irregular foreign bodies tend to orient in a sagittal plane and may produce only partial obstruction, allowing adequate air movement, hence making them undetectable for a long period of time. We report a case of a laryngotracheal foreign body that remained reclusive for 9 years.

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