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Iron nail in the Tracheo-bronchial tree

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A foreign body in the Tracheo-bronchial tree is reported. It stayed in the trachea and right main bronchus for months and the parents did not know about it. An attempt to remove the foreign body by Bronchoscopy was unsuccessful but became possible when done through the tracheostomy opening.

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  1. Otolaryngology INHS Asvini, Colaba, 400005, Bombay

    G. P. Panda

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Panda, G.P. Iron nail in the Tracheo-bronchial tree. Indian J Otolaryngol 28, 192–193 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02991989

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