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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 11 Clinical diagnosis and treatment of the nose throat leech [Abstract] nose and throat leech of the clinical features, diagnosis and surgical treatment. Methods Retrospective analysis of 24 cases of nose, throat leech clinical data. Results Of 24 patients with nasal nasopharynx, throat leech in 13 cases, the throat in 11 cases, clinical manifestations were foreign body sensation (24 cases, bleeding (23 cases and dyspnea (8 patients. history taking is an important diagnostic tool. preoperative tracheotomy in 1 case, no operative deaths. There was no retention. Conclusions of the disease is suspected should be focused on history taking and clinical examination, difficulty breathing when the first tracheotomy necessary. operation to remove the leech is an effective treatment for this disease, more satisfied with their treatment. [Keywords:] diagnosis and treatment of nose and throat leech leech [Abstract] Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and surgical treatment of the leech in nose and throat.Methods 24 cases of the leech in nose and throat were retrospectively analyzed. Results This group included 11 cases of location at the throat and 13 cases at epipharynx.The clinical manifestations were feeling foreign body (24/24, bleeding (23/24and dyspnoea (8/24.The preoperative diagnosis was established mainly on the basis of inquiring the medical history.There was 1 case operated by tracheotomy preoperatively, no one had persistence.Conclusion Inquiring the medical history conscientiously and examinating relatively are helpful for making a diagnosis of the leech in nose and throat before operation.Surgical removal of the leech foreign body is the best choice with satisfactory treatment. [Keywords:] leech in nose and throat; leech; diagnosis, surgical treatment Leech (leech, Hirudo nipponica Whitman, scientific name leech. Leech is a parasite, is a part of animals, the body is slightly elongated flat, tr