Anaesthetic and surgical management of airway penetrating injuries in children in resource-poor setting: Case reports.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Impacted penetrating foreign body (FB) in the airway especially the postnasal space presents with management challenges. The challenges are worsened by lack of modern equipment in resource-poor settings. Two suchlike cases were managed in this report.

Presentation of cases

Case 1: A 4-year-old girl who fell on a metal rod in her mouth while playing alone. Examination revealed an agitated child in open mouth posture, with a silvery straight metallic object impacted on the hard palate and projecting from the mouth. X-ray of the post nasal space showed a radiopaque object through the hard palate impinging on the skull base. Case 2: A 5-year-old male presented with swollen neck and difficulty in breathing following a fall on a sharp pencil while at play in school. T

SUBMITTER: Edem BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5565629 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature