Migrating Foreign Body in the Tracheobronchial Tree of Children: Report of Two Cases

Tracheobronchial foreign bodies (FBs) especially in infants and children can cause respiratory obstruction and can lead to death if intervention is delayed. Two cases of migrating FBs in the tracheobronchial (T-b) tree with fatal outcome are reported: Case 1 was an 11-year-old girl with a ten-week h...

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Main Authors: O Oviawe, B I Abhulimhen-Iyoha, D E Obaseki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2011;volume=18;issue=2;spage=154;epage=157;aulast=Oviawe;type=0