Open AccessAn unusual foreign body producing acute laryngeal obstruction
Author(s) -
A. Kalan,
M. Tariqs
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/bf03001562
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck surgery , otorhinolaryngology , foreign body , foreign body aspiration , foreign bodies , surgery , ingenuity , airway obstruction , general surgery , airway , neoclassical economics , economics
This paper present an unusual case of acute upper respiratory obstruction due to an inhaled grape necessitating acute surgical measures. Study of the literature proves laryngeal foreign bodies to be a rare occurrence but infinitely more dramatic and life-threatening than either oesophageal or bronchial foreign bodies. Successful management entails prompt surgical intervention coupled with at times, surgical ingenuity.