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A Rare Case of Foreign Body Bronchus: A Case Report

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Foreign body inhalation is commonly seen in children who need to be treated promptly and immediately otherwise it leads to complications. We here report a rare case of foreign body detached part of metallic tracheostomy tube in left main bronchus.

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  1. Department of ENT, HNS, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Irfan Iqbal, M. Lateef, Asif A. Wani & Sheikh Rafiq

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Iqbal, I., Lateef, M., Wani, A.A. et al. A Rare Case of Foreign Body Bronchus: A Case Report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 63 (Suppl 1), 81–82 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0206-x

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