Syndromatic Child with Retaining Inner Cannula of Tracheostomy in the Right Main Bronchus: Case Report
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
A wide range of pediatric airway foreign bodies (FB) has been reported in literature. This worldwide problem of ingestion, inhalation and aspiration FB is a life-threatening clinical airway obstruction. We report the rare occurrence of a syndromic child presenting with a retained inner cannula of tracheostomy tube in the right main bronchus.
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Tariq A. Althobaiti, Bader B. Alharbi, Rasha F. Alshafi, Nouf B. Alabdulwahed, Mahmoud Alsarafandi, Syed A Ahmad
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- EP ID EP532859
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.6.019
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