title: Delayed presentation of an undiscovered nasopharyngeal foreign body.
abstract: Suspected paediatric aerodigestive tract foreign body (FB) ingestion or aspiration is a commonly encountered emergency. Management may require a general anaesthetic for retrieval with bronchoscopy, laryngoscopy and oesophagoscopy, each dependent on the history and investigations of the case in question. We describe the case of a foreign body, which was missed in the nasopharynx for more than 3 years and also discuss how pressures on National Health Service (NHS) referral and follow-up patterns may have altered the time course of the eventual discovery.
authors.affiliation: Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Krishan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramdoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Manjaly
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Taran
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatla
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D004739:England; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009305:Nasopharynx; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013222:State Medicine