An unusual foreign body in nasopharynx.
A 4-week-old baby was brought with history of sudden choking, coughing, difficulty in breathing and cyanosis. Plain X-ray neck showed a large screw along with its nut impacted in the nasopharynx, which was retrieved under general anesthesia.
Hameed
Mirza Khizer
MK
Department of ENT, Combined Military Hospital, Sialkot Cantt.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails; D009305:Nasopharynx; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome