British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1973, Vol. 45, No. 7 755-756
© 1973 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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A FOREIGN BODY IN THE LARYNX
Case Report
Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE
*Present address: University College Hospital, London.
The case is described of a young man admitted with a head injury who had inhaled a dental plate. This did not cause any symptoms, and was unsuspected until attempted endotracheal intubation proved very difficult. It was shown by radiography to be lying in the larynx, and was subsequently removed. The patient made an uneventful recovery.