Alive leech in the airway: a case report

Airway foreign bodies are common problems in children. However, they can also occur in adults, albeit less commonly. These are usually inanimate objects but sometimes, animate objects may also be ‘inhaled’, and these can rarely include live creatures! In this report, we discuss an interesting case...

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Autores principales:	Ranjan Sapkota, Subash Bhatta
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Publicado:	Society of Surgeons of Nepal 2019
Materias:	Airway Foreign Body Bronchoscopy Leech Surgery RD1-811
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:216dfb9cdf00499aa8e85fd713a83b672021-12-05T19:15:51ZAlive leech in the airway: a case report10.3126/jssn.v22i1.287121815-39842392-4772https://doaj.org/article/216dfb9cdf00499aa8e85fd713a83b672019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JSSN/article/view/28712https://doaj.org/toc/1815-3984https://doaj.org/toc/2392-4772 Airway foreign bodies are common problems in children. However, they can also occur in adults, albeit less commonly. These are usually inanimate objects but sometimes, animate objects may also be ‘inhaled’, and these can rarely include live creatures! In this report, we discuss an interesting case of a live leech in the airway that we managed in our center. Ranjan SapkotaSubash BhattaSociety of Surgeons of NepalarticleAirway Foreign BodyBronchoscopyLeechSurgeryRD1-811ENJournal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, Vol 22, Iss 1 (2019)
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description	Airway foreign bodies are common problems in children. However, they can also occur in adults, albeit less commonly. These are usually inanimate objects but sometimes, animate objects may also be ‘inhaled’, and these can rarely include live creatures! In this report, we discuss an interesting case of a live leech in the airway that we managed in our center.
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Alive leech in the airway: a case report

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