Open AccessForeign bodies in the larynx
Author(s) -
H. Bora,
Sanjoy Bandyopadhyay,
Sumit Basu,
Rajani Sinha
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03001547
Subject(s) - otorhinolaryngology , medicine , head and neck surgery , larynx , general surgery , foreign bodies , anatomy , surgery
Inhalation of foreign body is a serious event. A very small proportion of foreign bodies get impacted in the larnyx. Any [foreign body in the larynx presents usually as a respiratory (emergency, when urgent recognition is required to prevent disaster. Two cases of fish bone impacted in the larynx, one in anteroposterior and another in coronal disposition are presented here along with a brief review of literature.