Oro-pharyngo-laryngeal foreign bodies: some interesting cases.

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Dr. R.P. Govt. Medical College, Kangra (Tanda), 176001 Himachal Pradesh India.

Published: June 2012

Ingestion of variety of foreign bodies causing respiratory distress and/or dysphagia is worldwide among all age groups. Securing airway by tracheostomy is important and direct laryngoscopy provides immediate diagnosis. The importance of contributory history and its visualization is emphasized in the diagnosis and early management in the described six cases.

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