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Foreign Bodies In The Air And Food Passages

Categories: FOREIGN BODIES IN THE AIR AND FOOD PASSAGES
Sources: A Manual Of Peroral Endoscopy And Laryngeal Surgery

The air and food passages may be invaded by any foreign substance of

solid, liquid or gaseous nature, from the animal, vegetable, or

mineral kingdoms. Its origin may be from within the body (blood, pus,

secretion, broncholiths, sequestra, worms); introduced from without by

way of the natural passages (aspirated or swallowed objects); or it

may enter by penetration (bullet, dart, drainage tube from the neck).



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