Retrieval of a pin from the airway: a case report.
Inhalation of foreign body in children is extremely hazardous, since the caliber of the tracheobronchial tree is small in children and the technique of bronchoscopic extraction is very demanding. The problem is even more complicated in handling rare foreign bodies, since the bronchoscopic procedure may be prolonged and inaccurate. Presented here is a case of pin aspiration. The long and pointed pin is quite impossible to remove. In this article, the course of bronchoscopy removal of the pin was described and the technical aspects of rigid bronchoscopy in handling pointed objects were cited in detail.
Yen
P T
PT
Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tsai
M H
MH
Huang
T S
TS
D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male