Tracheotomy for a foreign body in the larynx.
BACKGROUND
In the normal population, inadvertently swallowed foreign objects enter the gastrointestinal tract more frequently than the tracheobronchial tree. There is a typical patient population that is at higher risk for aspiration.


CONCLUSIONS
Sequelae may range from relatively benign partial obstruction to the immediately life-threatening total airway obstruction. Foreign objects lodged in the upper aspect of the trachea may be retrieved with simple instrumentation.


CONCLUSIONS
Some cases may complicate and may require direct access through a tracheotomy, as the case shown in this paper.
Chrcanovic
Bruno Ramos
BR
João XXIII Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. brunochrcanovic@hotmail.com
Souza
Leandro Napier de
LN
D000328:Adult; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014140:Tracheotomy