title: Retained foreign body in a child.
abstract: We present the case of a child who ingested or inhaled a foreign body that lodged between the esophagus and the trachea for more than 23 months. The only presenting complaint was of recurrent upper respiratory tract infections. The patient, a 3-year-old girl, required a tracheostomy to alleviate respiratory distress. She made a complete recovery after surgical removal of the foreign body through a neck incision.
authors: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland.
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authors: Ilankovan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014132:Trachea