title: Straight pin aspiration in young women.
abstract: Straight pins are used extensively for securing facial scarves in women and girls in the Middle East. Accidental aspiration often results in the pin lodging in the segmental bronchus with the sharp end pointing cephalad. Flexible bronchoscopy is superior to rigid bronchoscopy in retrieving these pins. We report on five cases successfully treated by fiberoptic bronchoscopy under general anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shabb
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanj
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D003020:Clothing; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D008877:Middle East; D011859:Radiography; D017678:Sex Distribution