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 repor...

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Main Authors: Ajay Philip, V. Rajan Sundaresan, Philip George, Satyabrata Dash, Regi Thomas, Anand Job, V. K. Anand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/347325