Foreign body ingestion or aspiration is one of commonest emergency encountered by otorhinolarngologists. It occurs more commonly in children, and may be the cause of morbidity and complications. The purpose of this study is to diagnose and manage aero-digestive foreign bodies in infants with unusual presentation and no definite history. All patients presented to our Otorhinolaryngology Department with symptoms unresponsive to medical treatment and patients with no definite history of foreign body aspiration were prospectively evaluated and all patients underwent proper management and foreign body removal.

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Dr V.P. Narve (M.S.)

Professor & HOD, Dept of ENT, GRMC Gwalior