Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology (대한기관식도과학회지)

The Korean Bronchoesophagological Society (대한기관식도과학회)
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A Case of Subglottic Foreign Body Occurred in Tooth Extraction

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  • Choi, Byoung-Kwon (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Ki-Sik (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kwon, O-Sung (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Seo, Jae-Bum (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Bin (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 최병권 (동국대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 김기식 (동국대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 권오성 (동국대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 서재범 (동국대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 이종빈 (동국대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
  • Published : 2004.12.01
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Abstract

The lodgement of foreign material in the larynx is potentially life thereatening as complete obstruction of this region does not leave the individual with a viable airway. In the literature review, laryngeal foreign bodies accounted for about $3\%$ of the whole foreign bodies in the air passage. This report describes a rare case of laryngeal obstruction by subglottic foreign body(tooth) occurred during tooth extraction, in which repeated Heimlich maneuver failed to expel the foreign body and aggravated airway obstruction.

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