How We Do It: The Hickey Technique for Removing A
Foreign Object from the Nasal Cavity of A Child

M Rashid¹*, J Brittain², E Massri² and S Hickey²

¹Department of Otolaryngology; Head & Neck Surgery, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

²Department of Otolaryngology; Head & Neck Surgery, South Devon NHS Trust, UK

Received Date: September 05, 2020; Published Date: October 15, 2020

1) Removing foreign bodies from children is a common procedure.

2) Failure to do so due to an uncooperative child or technical difficulty leads to the risk, expense and inconvenience of a general anaesthetic.

3) The Hickey technique is a manoeuvre which allows maximal access and visibility to the nasal cavity even in an uncooperative child.

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M Rashid, J Brittain, E Massri, S Hickey. How We Do It: The Hickey Technique for Removing A Foreign Object from the Nasal Cavity of A Child. On J Otolaryngol & Rhinol. 3(5): 2020. OJOR.MS.ID.000574.

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