A rare case of coin impaction in larynx in an adult

Gautam Bir Singh; Anil K Rai; Hukum Singh; Anubha Varun

doi:10.4081/cp.2011.e3

Clinics and Practice (Apr 2011)

A rare case of coin impaction in larynx in an adult

Gautam Bir Singh,
Anil K Rai,
Hukum Singh,
Anubha Varun

Affiliations

Gautam Bir Singh: Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi-110001 [University Of Delhi]
Anil K Rai: Department of otorhinolaryngology and head-neck surgery, Lady Hardinge, Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Hukum Singh: Department of otorhinolaryngology and head-neck surgery, Lady Hardinge, Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Anubha Varun: Department of otorhinolaryngology and head-neck surgery, Lady Hardinge, Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1

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Impaction of foreign body in larynx is reported exclusively in paediatric population only. Moreover impaction of coin in larynx has never been reported previously. With this background, we report a rare case of coin impaction in larynx in a healthy adult.

Published in Clinics and Practice

ISSN: 2039-7283 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/clinpract/

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