An Unusual Laryngeal Foreign Body-A Bee Stinger in the Epiglottis

Authors

Robert ChouakeFollow
William Karle
Craig H. Zalvan, New York Medical CollegeFollow

DOI

10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1056

Journal Title

JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

First Page

1057

Last Page

1058

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2017

Department

Otolaryngology

Keywords

pediatric larynx, laryngeal tissue, bee stinger, epiglottis

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Otolaryngology

Abstract

Foreign body aspiration continues to be a cause of mortality in children, with as many as 4800 deaths occurring in the United States in 2013 for children aged 0 to 4 years. Most aspirated foreign bodies settle in the dependent areas of the tracheobronchial tree rather than the larynx. Herein we report a rare case of a bee stinger embedded in an epiglottis and the treatment required for removal.

Recommended Citation

Chouake, R., Karle, W., & Zalvan, C. H. (2017). An Unusual Laryngeal Foreign Body-A Bee Stinger in the Epiglottis. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, 143 (10), 1057-1058. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1056

Publisher's Statement

Originally published in JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, 143 (10), 1057-1058. The original material can be found here.