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Paediatric foreign bodies: the lessons of failure and near misses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

E. E. Dawlatly ,
A. L. Al-Arfaj  and
M. A. Al-Azizi
E. E. Dawlatly*
Affiliation:
From Department of Otolaryngology, King Fahd University Hospital.
A. L. Al-Arfaj
Affiliation:
From Department of Otolaryngology, Paediatric Surgery, King Fahd University Hospital.
M. A. Al-Azizi
Affiliation:
From Department of Otolaryngology, King Fahd University Hospital.
*
Asst Professor in Otolaryngology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, PO Box 40008, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract

In this series of seven uncommon and complicated cases of foreign bodies in the aerodigestive tract of children, the difficulties in the management, and complications encountered are described. Various factors affecting the outcome of these cases have been highlighted.

Keywords

Foreign bodiesEndoscopy
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 9 , September 1991 , pp. 755 - 759
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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