J Korean Soc Laryngol Phoniatr Logoped.
2017 Dec;28(2):138-140. 10.0000/jkslpl.2017.28.2.138.
A Case of Foreign Body in Larynx Involving Thyroid
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea. uuhent@gmail.com
- KMID: 2402965
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.0000/jkslpl.2017.28.2.138
Abstract
- Pharyngeal and laryngeal foreign bodies are common problem at ENT clinic. Removal of a foreign body is mostly simple with the manipulation of endoscope and various instruments. Rarely, migration of swallowed sharp foreign body makes complication. We describe a 74-year-old patient diagnosed with foreign body in larynx involving thyroid. In this case, we present this disease and the treatment course which has been successfully treated by surgical removal and conservative treatment. Furthermore, we discuss its symptoms, physical examinations through literature review.
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