Abstract
A foreign body in the oesophagus caused severe respiratory distress and stridor but without apparent dysphagia. If an earlier diagnosis had been made, it is probable that employed tracheostomy would not have been necessary.
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Beer, S., Avidan, G., Viure, E. et al. A foreign body in the oesophagus as a cause of respiratory distress. Pediatr Radiol 12, 41–42 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01221711
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