title: Thorny foreign bodies of upper airway.
abstract: Twenty cases of unusual thorny foreign bodies (seeds of Xanthium strumarium) in laryngo-pharynx area are reported. The aetiopathogenesis, clinical features and management are briefly discussed.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sahni
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007830:Larynx; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx; D012639:Seeds