Open AccessMultiple foreign body aspiration: a case report
Author(s) -
Aranjit Singh Randhawa,
Norhafiza Mat Lazim,
Khairul Bariah Noh,
Irfan Mohamad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
paediatrics and family medicine/pediatria and medycyna rodzinna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2391-5021
pISSN - 1734-1531
DOI - 10.15557/pimr.2020.0060
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body aspiration , foreign body , emergency department , surgery , intensive care medicine , psychiatry
Foreign body in the tracheobronchial tree is an emergency commonly affecting the paediatric age group. A delay in diagnosis and removal may cause high morbidity and mortality. We report a case of a 1-year-6-month-old presenting with multiple peanuts aspirated into both lungs, ultimately resulting in death due to cardiopulmonary complications. The aim of the case report is to highlight the importance of thorough history-taking from parents, intraoperative suspicion of more than a single aspirated foreign body, and meticulous measurements taken to minimise extraction time.