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  • Title: Laryngeal foreign body: an unusual complication of percutaneous tracheostomy.
    Author: Kumar BN, Walsh RM, Courteney-Harris RG.
    Journal: J Laryngol Otol; 1997 Jul; 111(7):652-3. PubMed ID: 9282207.
    Abstract:
    Impaction of a foreign body in the larynx is a serious event. While inhaled foreign bodies may occasionally impact in the larynx especially in children, a laryngeal foreign body as a complication of percutaneous tracheostomy has not been reported in the literature. We describe the case of a fragment of a Seldinger wire retained in the larynx for two years following a percutaneous tracheostomy and review the literature on the complications of this procedure.
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