An Infant Case of Foreign Body in Larynx Almost Blocking the Airway

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  • Ino Takeshi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kitasato University School of Medicine
  • Masaki Takashi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kitasato University School of Medicine
  • Ochiai Atsushi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kitasato University School of Medicine
  • Ohashi Kentaro
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kitasato University School of Medicine
  • Okamoto Makito
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kitasato University School of Medicine

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  • 気道をほぼ閉塞していた幼児喉頭玩具異物の１例
  • 症例 気道をほぼ閉塞していた幼児喉頭玩具異物の1例
  • ショウレイ キドウ オ ホボ ヘイソクシテイタ ヨウジ コウトウ ガング イブツ ノ 1レイ

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Abstract

We reported on an infant with laryngeal foreign body who required a tracheotomy. The case was a 21-month-old girl with a piece of plastic toy lodged in the subglottis. We undertook a tracheotomy because her breathing worsened while we attempted extraction several times with a Macintosh laryngoscope. After the tracheotomy we extracted the foreign body with a laryngeal surgical microscope. The tracheotomy was thought to be necessary both for keeping the airway open and for carrying out the procedure. After the operation we observed tracheomalacia. The cause was thought to be post-operative bronchitis and trachea weakness. We confirmed the importance of airway management after an infant tracheotomy.

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