Background:
Foreign body inhalation is a life threating event in children and it is common in our country ,which is a daily practice of Thoracic .It can lead to morbidity even mortality in the hands of untrained or not well- trained doctors.
Aim:
Is to report a case of missed foreign body inhaled 15-years back, which is uncommonly reported in the literatures and to compare it with other studies reporting similar cases.
Methods:
The details, presentation, clinical findings, radiological appearance and the successful removal by a rigid bronchoscope under general anesthesia will be presented.
Results:
The successful removal of this long standing impacted foreign body (plastic whistle) using the rigid bronchoscope and the eventful outcome of patient’s clinical symptoms is elucidated.
Conclusion:
Refractory respiratory symptoms of long duration without improvement justify the need for diagnostic bronchoscopy which will offers the best chance of cure in missed foreign body inhalation.
