Open AccessPaediatric nasopharyngeal foreign bodies
Author(s) -
Manish Munjal Sangeeta,
Greval Rs,
Daljit Singh
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/bf03001564
Subject(s) - otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , medicine , foreign bodies , neurosurgery , general surgery , surgery
Two unusual cases of foreign bodies, a metallic whistle and a wooden gutty with a threaded screw, lodged in the nasopharyngeal region are reported. The rare feature of absence pf symptoms inspite of impaction for long duration in the paediatric age group is recorded.