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(a) Lateral airway film demonstrating a circular foreign body consistent with a rubber band spanning the glottis. (b) Anterior airway film demonstrating narrowing of the airway. The films suggest that soft tissue is encompassing the foreign body.
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While in route, an anterior-posterior (AP) radiograph and a lateral chest radiograph (CXR), which had been taken prior to transportation, was reviewed and it revealed a circular foreign body extending from C3 to C6 (Figures 1(a) and 1(b)).
(a) Initial microlaryngoscopic view of the superior aspect of the rubber band overlying the left true vocal fold. (b) The foreign body spans the glottis entering the subglottis, where granulation tissue is encapsulating the object anteriorly and posteriorly.
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A bronchoscopy was performed with photo documentation (Figures 2 and 3).
(a) Microlaryngoscopic view of the glottis immediately following foreign body removal. (b) There is significant airway stenosis secondary to the granulation tissue, which was subsequently removed.
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A bronchoscopy was performed with photo documentation (Figures 2 and 3).