A RARE CASE OF IMPACTED VEGETATIVE FOREIGN BODY IN LARYNX: XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM (CHHOTA GOKHRU)

A Case of Foreign Body in the Larynx

again but failed to extract the foreign body. I could feel the foreign body by passing one finger, into the gullet from the mouth. There was no children's size laryngeal forceps available. On the 14th August, 1925, I screened her myself and found the foreign body lying transversely in the larynx just above the vocal cords. On 15th August, 1925, I put her under chloroform. A gag was put into her...

A Case of Impacted Foreign Body in the Œsophagus

A VERY RARE CASE OF FOREIGN BODY IN THE CORONARY ARTERY

A 56 year old man was admitted to our center for further evaluation of typical chest pain of ten months' duration. Selective coronary angiography was done and showed a sewing needle-like foreign body which was lying in very close proximity to the anatomic location of the right coronary artery. At operation two pieces of sewing needles were removed, one from the coronary sinus and the other...

Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema: A case report of rare presentations of foreign body aspiration

Background: Pneumomediastinum (PM) is caused by alveolar rapture. If air leak persists, subcutaneous emphysema occurs. The PM and subcutaneous emphysema have various etiologies. Common causes are respiratory tract infections and asthma exacerbations. Rarely, the PM occurs secondary to foreign body aspiration, and the life-threatening complications will occur without proper treatment. Case repo...

An unusual case of impacted esophageal foreign body.

Incidental ingestion of foreign bodies in the pediatric age group is a recognized problem worldwide, however, it is unusual to have a neonate who presents with impacted esophageal foreign body. As such, this case is rare and considered a new form of child neglect.