Erschienen in:
18.10.2022 | Clinical Report
High Velocity Sharp Metal Piece Penetrating the Larynx and Impacted in Oesophagus: A Rare Case Report
verfasst von:
Subash Bhatta, Anil Dhungana, Ishwor Raj Devkota
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
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Ausgabe 2/2023
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Abstract
High speed metal foreign body (FB) caused penetrating injury, with midline fracture of the thyroid cartilage, to the larynx and got impacted in the oesophagus, later passed down to stomach. The larynx was repaired and FB was retrieved with gastrotomy under general anaesthesia. The patient was kept on total parental nutrition for 7 days and discharged on post-operative day 14.