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Neglected iron nail in the larynx

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Various foreign bodies in children have been reported in the literature, but a metallic foreign body neglected for about three weeks in the laynx of a child is quite unusual. An interesting case report of a curved metallic Iron nail as a neglected foreign body in the laynx which was found lying anteriposteriorly between the vocal cords is presented.

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  1. Department of E.N.T., M.G.M. Medical College & M.Y. Hospital, Indore (M.P.)

    C. S. Anand & Y. K. Maru

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Anand, C.S., Maru, Y.K. Neglected iron nail in the larynx. Indian J Otolaryngol 31, 58 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02992230

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