An unusual long standing tracheal foreign body – A rare incidence

Publication date: Available online 19 December 2014 Source:Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences Author(s): Santosh Kumar Swain , Rajalaxmi Panigrahi , Satyajit Mishra , Chinmaya Sundaray , Mahesh Chandra Sahu Foreign body (FB) inhalation is often encountered by emergent otolaryngology services. A long standing undiagnosed FB in trachea is very rare and lethal. Inhalation of betel nut and presenting at the proximal trachea is rarer. As often in the airway FB gravitate to bronchi, long standing tracheal FB is a rare presentation and also rare in the literature. Children who are not given proper individual attention at an early age are more liable to inhale FB. FB aspiration is associated with significant morbidity.

Source: Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences - December 20, 2014 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research