Multiple foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree
Author(s) -
Sachin Gupta,
Sanjay Khanna
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/bf03001555
Subject(s) - head and neck surgery , foreign bodies , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , respiratory tract , left main bronchus , foreign body , bronchus , bronchoscopy , tree (set theory) , right main bronchus , anatomy , surgery , respiratory system , respiratory disease , lung , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Inhaled foreign bodies in respiratory tract are usually single. Multiple foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree are extremly rare. A nine-month-old infant with four pieces of belelnut in right bronchus is reported and its management is discussed.
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