International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 33-35 , January 2011

Multiple factors responsible for fatal outcome in 14-month-old child with 4.5cm right angled metallic nail in the bronchus

  • N.N. Mathur

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, B P Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya - Pediatric Hospital, affiliated to Maulana Azad Medical College, Geeta Colony, Delhi, India. Tel.: +91 11 22378498.
    • ,
  • Anand Ghimire

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, B P Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal
    • ,
  • Rupesh Raj Joshi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, B P Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal
    • ,
  • Laxmi Pathak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, B P Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal

Received 1 October 2009 ,Revised 11 January 2010 ,Accepted 12 January 2010.

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PII: S1871-4048(10)00005-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2010.01.003

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 33-35 , January 2011

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