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A rare case of a sharp foreign body on the vocal cord
C I Nor Hisyam1, K Misron2, I Mohamad2
1(Corresponding author) MD Universiti sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Abstract:
A foreign body (FB) in the upper aerodigestive tract is a common clinical problem that presents as as acute emergency. Sharp FB, such as fish bone or chicken bone, commonly lodges in the tonsil, base of tongue, vallecula or pyriform fossa. Dislodgement of a FB into the laryngopharynx is very rare and specifically onto the vocal cord is extremely uncommon. This case report illustrates a rare case of a sharp FB that was dislodged into the airway and stuck on to the right vocal cord, which was removed under local anaesthesia.
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