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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Main Authors: Murty PSN, Vijendra S Ingle, Ramakrishna S, Fahim A Shah, Varghese Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2001-10-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
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spelling 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
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
foreign body, aero-digestive tract, bronchoscopy, oesophagoscopy, oman
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Vijendra S Ingle
Ramakrishna S
Fahim A Shah
Varghese Philip
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title Foreign bodies in the upper aero-digestive tract
title_short Foreign bodies in the upper aero-digestive tract
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publisher Sultan Qaboos University
series Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
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2075-0528
publishDate 2001-10-01
description 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.
topic foreign body, aero-digestive tract, bronchoscopy, oesophagoscopy, oman
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