IMPACTED FOREIGN BODY IN THE SUBGLOTTIS : A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Kripa Dongol Ganesh Man Singh Memorial Academy of ENT-HN Studies, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj
  • Heempali Dutta Ganesh Man Singh Memorial Academy of ENT-HN Studies, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj

Abstract

Foreign body in the airway is a common problem in children, which may prove fatal many a times. Foreign body in larynx is uncommon, which may have delayed diagnosis. We present here an unusual case of foreign body (bone), lodged in the subglottic region of larynx for one month in a 13 year old child.

Keywords: Foreign body, Impacted, larynx

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2018-07-05

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Dongol K, Dutta H. IMPACTED FOREIGN BODY IN THE SUBGLOTTIS : A CASE REPORT. Nepalese J ENT Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 5 [cited 2024 Jul. 2];9(1):19-20. Available from: https://njehns.org.np/index.php/njehns/article/view/196

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2018)

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Case Reports

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