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Tracheostomy cannula in the left bronchus

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An unusual foreign body (broken tubular part of metallic tracheostomy tube) was removed successfully through the preexisting tracheostome. Salient features regarding its lodgement and pathology are highlighted.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, 221 005, Varanasi

    H. C. Samant, M. K. Agarwal, O. P. Gupta & A. C. Gupta

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Samant, H.C., Agarwal, M.K., Gupta, O.P. et al. Tracheostomy cannula in the left bronchus. Indian J Otolaryngol 31, 38–39 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02992257

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