Foreign bodies in the upper aero-digestive tract
Foreign bodies in the upper aero-digestive tract pose major challenges to the otolaryngologist in both diagnosis and management. Aspirated and ingested foreign bodies are often emergencies, leading to inadequate study and poorly prepared, improper attempts at removal. The authors share their experie...
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doaj-ba9343308f154c62b60f5255064a76b52020-11-25T02:31:00ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 2075-051X2075-05282001-10-01321171201156Foreign bodies in the upper aero-digestive tractMurty PSN0Vijendra S Ingle1Ramakrishna S2Fahim A Shah3Varghese Philip4Department of ENT, Ibri Regional Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 46, P.C: 516, Ibri, Sultanate of Oman.Department of ENT, Ibri Regional Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 46, P.C: 516, Ibri, Sultanate of Oman.Department of ENT, Ibri Regional Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 46, P.C: 516, Ibri, Sultanate of Oman.Department of ENT, Ibri Regional Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 46, P.C: 516, Ibri, Sultanate of Oman.Department of ENT, Ibri Regional Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 46, P.C: 516, Ibri, Sultanate of Oman.Foreign bodies in the upper aero-digestive tract pose major challenges to the otolaryngologist in both diagnosis and management. Aspirated and ingested foreign bodies are often emergencies, leading to inadequate study and poorly prepared, improper attempts at removal. The authors share their experience in managing upper aero-digestive tract foreign bodies in Omani population at a district hospital, present a statistical review of 58 cases, and highlight certain critical scenarios as well as cultural variations specific to the region.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1227foreign body, aero-digestive tract, bronchoscopy, oesophagoscopy, oman |
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Foreign bodies in the upper aero-digestive tract |
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Sultan Qaboos University |
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Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal |
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Foreign bodies in the upper aero-digestive tract pose major challenges to the otolaryngologist in both diagnosis and management. Aspirated and ingested foreign bodies are often emergencies, leading to inadequate study and poorly prepared, improper attempts at removal. The authors share their experience in managing upper aero-digestive tract foreign bodies in Omani population at a district hospital, present a statistical review of 58 cases, and highlight certain critical scenarios as well as cultural variations specific to the region. |
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foreign body, aero-digestive tract, bronchoscopy, oesophagoscopy, oman |
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