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Durian Seed An Uncommon Foreign Body Impaction: A Case Report

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dc.contributor.authorKhairullah Bin Anuaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T14:51:26Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T14:51:26Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.submitted2021-10-27
dc.description.abstractDurian is known as the king of fruits. Its seed is an uncommon foreign body impaction on the larynx. A 23-year-old male alleged that durian seed stuck in the throat while eating. He was having difficulty breathing with bouts of coughing. He had a failed Heimlich manoeuvre and rushed to emergency department and subsequently the seed expelled after bouts of violent coughing. Flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopy was done and showed the arytenoids was swollen, erythematous laryngeal surface of the epiglottis, inflamed inner surface of right anterior and left true chords, ventricles and the false chords. Close observation with intravenous dexamethasone and intravenous antibiotic is paramount in managing the patient. Durian seed impaction on the larynx is rare. This case report showed the function of the larynx as the protective or the watch dog for any foreign body. The endoscopic findings highly suggestive the lodgement of the foreign body on the laryngeal inlet and the appropriate treatment is important in managing such cases.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20212457
dc.identifier.epage1182
dc.identifier.issn2454-5929
dc.identifier.issue7
dc.identifier.other832-12
dc.identifier.spage1181
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/3867
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal Of Otorhinolaryngology And Head And Neck Surgeryen_US
dc.subjectDurian seed, Foreign body, Larynx, Endoscopyen_US
dc.titleDurian Seed An Uncommon Foreign Body Impaction: A Case Reporten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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