Open AccessAn unusual foreign body in the nasopharynx
Author(s) -
Nilanjan Dutta,
Bhaben Choudhury
Publication year - 2005
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/bf03008031
Subject(s) - foreign body , otorhinolaryngology , medicine , head and neck surgery , foreign bodies , general surgery , dermatology , anatomy , surgery
Coins, playing toys etc. are the commonest foreign bodies of food and air passages in children, but such an unusual and large size foreign body in nasopharynx is not very common. Due to structure of the bangle there was no alarming symptoms.