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case_images: Tracheotomy procedure performed to remove tracheal foreign body. A) The presence of the foreign body in the trachea; B) Trachea exposure through a midline incision; C) The extracted foreign body (red circle)
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case_images: In the clinical examination, respiratory distress and pain during palpation of the neck area were observed, but apart from these few signs, no other abnormalities such as cyanosis were observed (temperature: 38.30  C; heart rate: 108 beats per min; respiratory rate: 22 breaths per min). In the radiology, a triangular radiopaque object (2.67 x 1.26 cm) was observed in the cervical trachea at the level of 6th cervical vertebra (near the thoracic inlet; Fig. 1A). After exposing the trachea, the Metzenbaum scissors were placed under the trachea to hold the trachea in the incision site (Fig. 1B). The tracheal tube was slightly pulled back and the foreign body was removed with Noyes alligator tissue forceps with a slight pressure (Fig. 1C).