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Journal of Case Reports
Delayed and Unusual Presentation of Impacted Laryngeal Foreign Body in Adult
YB Ngamdu, MB Sandabe, AM Kodiya, A Isa, HI Garandawa
Department of ENT Surgery, University of Maiduguri/University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. YB Ngamdu
Email: ybugam@yahoo.com
Received: 04-OCT-2013 Accepted: 08-JAN-2014 Published Online: 15-FEB-2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2014.0017
Abstract
Laryngeal foreign body is very rare in sane adults. Diagnosis is mostly achieved by high index of suspicion and clinico-radiological examinations. Delayed presentation pose a high risk of complications and also presents a challenge to both otolaryngologists and anaesthiologists. Prompt intervention is all that is needed to avoid morbidity and/or mortality. We report a case of delayed and unusual presentation of impacted laryngeal foreign body in a 35 year old man presenting with unremitting hoarseness for 3 months. 
Keywords : Larynx, Foreign Bodies, Tracheostomy, Hoarseness, Aspiration.
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