Foreign body in the nasopharynx- A rare entity: a Case Report
| Autor: | Soumik Saha, Partha Pratim Saha, Souvik Roychowdhury, Tapan Kumar Nandi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 23-24 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2395-2393 2395-2407 |
| Popis: | Abstract Nasopharynx is an exceptionally rare anatomical location for foreign body impactation . As an otorhinolaryngologist, one may face challenges in diagnosis and removal of foreign body from airways . A metallic foreign body after being inhaled and ultimately being lodged in the nasopharynx is a rare entity. We report a case of nasopharyngeal foreign body(NFB) in a 1½ year old male child. The foreign body was diagnosed by diagnostic nasal endoscopy and documented by X-Ray of nasopharynx - lateral view [FIG.-2] and the same was removed under general anaesthesia. While keeping the child in Rose's position. Keywords foreign body nasopharynx |
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