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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| author | Ajay Philip V. Rajan Sundaresan Philip George Satyabrata Dash Regi Thomas Anand Job V. K. Anand |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-205184d890d84bb6a0f49d26d779d8662025-02-03T01:22:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/347325347325A Reclusive Foreign Body in the Airway: A Case Report and a Literature ReviewAjay Philip0V. Rajan Sundaresan1Philip George2Satyabrata Dash3Regi Thomas4Anand Job5V. K. Anand6Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632004, IndiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632004, IndiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632004, IndiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632004, IndiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632004, IndiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632004, IndiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632004, IndiaA 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/347325 |
| spellingShingle | Ajay Philip V. Rajan Sundaresan Philip George Satyabrata Dash Regi Thomas Anand Job V. K. Anand A Reclusive Foreign Body in the Airway: A Case Report and a Literature Review Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | A Reclusive Foreign Body in the Airway: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
| title_full | A Reclusive Foreign Body in the Airway: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | A Reclusive Foreign Body in the Airway: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Reclusive Foreign Body in the Airway: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
| title_short | A Reclusive Foreign Body in the Airway: A Case Report and a Literature Review |
| title_sort | reclusive foreign body in the airway a case report and a literature review |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/347325 |
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