| Literature DB >> 23120535 |
V K Poorey1, Sudhanshu Dixit, Rajesh Shakya.
Abstract
Children up to the age of 6 years present commonly in the ENT Department with the foreign bodies in the aero-digestive tract. The most common foreign body is coin in the cricopharynx. But it is rare to see foreign body in neonate. Authors have come across with a rare case of foreign body oesophagus in neonate causing obstructive symptoms to both respiratory and food passages after homicidal attempt.Entities:
Keywords: Foreign body; Homicidal attempt; Neonate; Oesophagoscopy
Year: 2008 PMID: 23120535 PMCID: PMC3450509 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-008-0043-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ISSN: 2231-3796