A Case of Foreign Body in the Nasopharynx |
Seung Hoon Park, MD, Mi Ja Kim, MD, Hee Byung Yoon, MD, Jung Ae Hong, MD, and Ju Won Kang, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang College, Korea |
비인강 이물 1예 |
박승훈 · 김미자 · 윤희병 · 홍정애 · 강주원 |
순천향대학교 의학부 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
There are many reported cases about foreign bodies in upper aerodigestive tracts children, but not common about the nasopharynx. It is well known that the most of the foreign bodies in food passages are lodged at the first narrowing of the esophagus and this can be a cause of overlooking the foreign bodies in the nasopharynx. The authors experienced recently a case of foreign body, a coin, lodged in the nasopharynx of a 6-month-old male baby and emphasized that diagnostic radiological examination must be included the nasopharynx when suspected foreign bodies, expecially in children 20 that it could not be overlooked. |
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