Inability to remove an aspirated straight pin by flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
The patient we have described had severe hemoptysis caused by an aspirated straight pin, with subsequent tissue reaction. Foreign bodies can be successfully removed with the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope, and they should be removed even if the patient is asymptomatic.
D000328:Adult; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors