Open AccessAn unusual rhino-pharyngeal foreign body
Author(s) -
P A Onakoya,
Adeyi A Adoga,
AS Adoga,
C Galadima,
O G B Nwaorgu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v24i1.28173
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign bodies , pharynx , foreign body , nose , retropharyngeal abscess , nasal cavity , surgery , anatomy , abscess
Foreign bodies of the upper aerodigestive tract are commonly seen in the paediatric population; however adult patients with nasal foreign bodies in particular are much less common and when sharp foreign bodies are present there is a great risk of developing complications.