title: Delayed presentation of paediatric tracheal foreign body.
abstract: We report the case of a 21-month-old child who, after a choking episode, presented with a 4 week history of occasional respiratory wheeze on exertion. A plastic foreign body in the mid trachea was retrieved on bronchoscopy. The delay in presentation was related to the presence of a lumen within the foreign body permitting ventilation. The case demonstrates the importance of the history, the need for urgent bronchoscopy and the type of anaesthetic technique considered appropriate in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Portsmouth NHS Trust, Cosham Hill, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK. sd4166@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Gerry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carapiet
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nixon
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pringle
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*