A White Board Needle in the Trachea

Authors

  • SBA Rahim ORL Trainee, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre
  • T Maruthamuthu Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital Taiping, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000 Taiping, Perak
  • LL Chooi Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital Taiping, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000 Taiping, Perak
  • A Singh Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital Taiping, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000 Taiping, Perak
  • MRBM Yunus Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital Taiping, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000 Taiping, Perak

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i4.16668

Keywords:

Foreign body throat, bronchoscopy, white board needle

Abstract

Foreign body aspiration often occurs amongst extreme age. Most of aspirated object are; nuts, nails, pins, coins, metal piece and dental appliances. Foreign body aspiration can be life threatening. Patients with foreign body aspiration may present with choking, coughing, wheezing, haemoptysis, asphyxia and even death. The symptoms and severity depend on the site of obstruction. This is a case of 9 year old boy provided the history of aspiration of white board needle. He had persistent cough but examination revealed normal vital signs. Radiological examination confirmed needle like radio opaque material in his trachea. This case report depicts the management and bronchoscope as diagnostic procedure of this case and role of X-ray and CT scan in dealing with foreign body in the tracheobronchial tree.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i4.16668

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 12 No. 04 October 13 Page 449-452

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Published

2013-10-26

How to Cite

Rahim, S., Maruthamuthu, T., Chooi, L., Singh, A., & Yunus, M. (2013). A White Board Needle in the Trachea. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 12(4), 449–452. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i4.16668

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 4 (2013)

Section

Case Reports

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