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An unusual foreign body in the larynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. Hammerlin  and
R. Kapadia
S. Hammerlin*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Herts, UK
R. Kapadia
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Herts, UK
*
ENT Department, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Herts SGI 4AB.
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Abstract

Abstract

A case of a needle lodged in the larynx is reported. The needle had been inhaled via an asthma inhaler.

Keywords

Foreign bodyLarynxNeedleNebulizers and vaporizers
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 7 , July 1996 , pp. 679 - 680
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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