Vagal reflex stimulation complicating retrieval of an unusual foreign body from the laryngotracheal lumen: Case report

Foreign body impaction in the aero digestive tract is a life-threatening emergency, particularly in the paediatric age group. Removal under general anaesthesia poses both surgical and anaesthetic challenges and this may rarely result in mortality. We report a case of a 4 year old boy with an unusual...

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Main Authors: H.K. Omokanye, B.S. Alabi, O.A. Ige, O.A. Afolabi, W. Omotoso, N.O. Iyanda, F.E. Ologe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111018491500121X