Unusual Airway Foreign Body In An 11-Year-Old Boy

Authors

  • Irfan Mohamad Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan,
  • Nor Idayu M Yusof Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan,
  • Mohd Najeb Soleh Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan,
  • Baharudin Abdullah Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan,

Keywords:

Foreign body, airway, pediatric, metal pin

Abstract

Foreign body in early pediatric life is common, owing to the childs developing dentition and maturity of swallowing mechanism. As the child grew older, the nature of foreign body inhaled might changed. Most of them are due to carelessness and improper habit of holding foreign material in between the lips. We report a case of a boy who inhaled a soft-board metal pin, which was retrieved after multiple attempts due to the nature of the pin that easily slipped and dislodged into distal bronchioles.

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 12 No. 02 April13 Page 238-239

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i2.14981

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Published

2013-05-16

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Unusual Airway Foreign Body In An 11-Year-Old Boy. (2013). Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 12(2), 237-238. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i2.14981

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Case Reports

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Unusual Airway Foreign Body In An 11-Year-Old Boy. (2013). Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 12(2), 237-238. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i2.14981