Author(s)

Daniel Sylvère Ouaïmon^1,2*, Jean Rufen Malendoma^2,3, Carine Judith Kiteze Nguinzanemou^1,3, Ebenezer Same¹, Valère Ndoma Ngatchoukpo^1,2

¹Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pédiatrique de Bangui (CHUPB), Bangui, Central African Republic.
²Faculty of Health Sciences, Bangui University, Bangui, Central African Republic.
³Centre National Hospitalier-Universitaire de Bangui (CNHUB), Bangui, Central African Republic.

Accidental acute upper airway obstruction (UAO) is a common situation in pediatric emergencies. It is a source of morbidity and even mortality, particularly in children under 3 years of age. We report a clinical case of traumatic foreign body injury to the upper aerodigestive tract in a 7-year-old girl following a play accident.

Foreign Bodies, Trauma, Child, Bangui

Ouaïmon, D. , Malendoma, J. , Nguinzanemou, C. , Same, E. and Ngatchoukpo, V. (2023) Management of Traumatic Foreign Bodies of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract in Children with Limited Diagnostic Resources at the Pediatric University Hospital of Central African Republic of Bangui. Open Journal of Pediatrics, 13, 523-528. doi: 10.4236/ojped.2023.134059.