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An Unusual Presentation of Impacted Foreign-Body in the Adult Larynx

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Foreign-bodies in the aero-digestive tract are a frequent occurrence in ENT practice. The diagnosis and management are based on clinico-radiological findings. We report a case of a 50 paise coin impacted in the adult larynx where the patient came to us 3 days later with the symptom of change of voice and pain in the throat but, surprisingly no dyspnoea or stridor.

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  1. Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, T.N. Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, 400 008, India

    Bachi T. Hathiram, Vicky Khattar, Sarika Hiwarkar & Reema Rai

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    Bachi T. Hathiram

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Hathiram, B.T., Khattar, V., Hiwarkar, S. et al. An Unusual Presentation of Impacted Foreign-Body in the Adult Larynx. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 63, 96–98 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0122-0

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