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Case Reports
. 2014 Jun 12:2014:bcr2014204246.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-204246.

Delayed presentation of an undiscovered nasopharyngeal foreign body

Krishan Ramdoo  1 , Joseph G Manjaly  2 , Taran Tatla  2
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Case Reports

Delayed presentation of an undiscovered nasopharyngeal foreign body

Krishan Ramdoo et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

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.

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Figure 1
Rigid nasal endoscopic view of nasal foreign body.
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Figure 2
Foreign body after removal.
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