Tracheotomy for a foreign body in the larynx
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Bruno Ramos Chrcanovic1, Leandro Napier de Souza
1João XXIII Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. brunochrcanovic@hotmail.com
Introduction:
In the normal population, inadvertently swallowed foreign objects enter the gastrointestinal tract more frequently than the tracheobronchial tree. There is a typical patient population that is at higher risk for aspiration.
Discussion:
Sequelae may range from relatively benign partial obstruction to the immediately life-threatening total airway obstruction. Foreign objects lodged in the upper aspect of the trachea may be retrieved with simple instrumentation.
Conclusion:
Some cases may complicate and may require direct access through a tracheotomy, as the case shown in this paper.
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