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Laryngeal foreign body: an unusual complication of percutaneous tracheostomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

B. N. Kumar ,
R. M. Walsh  and
R. G. Courteney-Harris
B. N. Kumar*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent, UK.
R. M. Walsh
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent, UK.
R. G. Courteney-Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: B. N. Kumar, Specialist Registrar in ENT, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent ST4 7LN. Fax: 01782-416197
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Abstract

Impaction of a foreign body in the larynx is a serious event. While inhaledforeign bodies may occasionally impact in the larynx especially in children, a laryngeal foreign body as a complication of percutaneous tracheostomy has not been reported in the literature. We describe the case of a fragment of a Seldinger wire retained in the larynxfor two years following a percutaneous tracheostomy and review the literature on the complications of this procedure.

Keywords

Foreign bodyLarynxTracheostomy
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 7 , July 1997 , pp. 652 - 653
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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