Sharp foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree.
Aspiration and/or ingestion of foreign bodies is a common occurrence. Six cases of scarf pin aspiration are described. Scarf pin inhalation as a cultural and ethnic hazard in an Arab woman is highlighted. [Editorial comment: The authors illustrate the dangers of holding a straight pin in the mouth. Management of these sharp, potentially penetrating foreign bodies is described.]
Department of Ear Nose Throat, Ibri Regional Referral Hospital, Post Box no. 46, Postal Code 516, Sultanate of Oman.
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Murthy
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Ingle
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George
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Ramakrishna
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Shah
D000293:Adolescent; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001995:Bronchography; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*