Pediatric foreign body inhalation is a medical emergency that is both challenging and tricky to treat. We report a 6-year-old child who presented with a foreign body in the right main bronchus that was removed successfully using an endoscopic urology Dormia basket. We reviewed the literature and proposed a recommendation to assist clinicians in dealing with pediatric foreign body inhalation.
Branchial anomalies are congenital lesions that occur as a result of incomplete obliteration of the branchial apparatus during foetal development. Due to their complex presentations, they are commonly misdiagnosed and pose a challenge in treatment. This report features a girl, aged 1 year and 2 months, with Goldenhar syndrome with right microtia, presenting with a rare supra-auricular fistulous opening to the external auditory canal, with a communicating tract in the neck.
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