Open AccessAlive leech in the airway: a case report
Author(s) -
Ranjan Sapkota,
Subash Bhatta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of society of surgeons of nepal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2392-4772
pISSN - 1815-3984
DOI - 10.3126/jssn.v22i1.28712
Subject(s) - leech , creatures , airway , medicine , history , computer science , surgery , archaeology , world wide web , natural (archaeology)
Airway foreign bodies are common problems in children. However, they can also occur in adults, albeit less commonly. These are usually inanimate objects but sometimes, animate objects may also be ‘inhaled’, and these can rarely include live creatures! In this report, we discuss an interesting case of a live leech in the airway that we managed in our center.