title: [An unusual bronchial foreign body: a fragment of a tracheostomy tube].
abstract: A fragment of a fractured tracheostomy tube as a foreign body in the bronchus is very unusual. We report an 18-year old male with Hunter's syndrome who presented with fever and bronchorrhea. He had worn a tracheostomy tube for 2 years without its being removed for cleaning. Chest X-ray showed an opaque foreign body in the right main bronchus which was removed through a flexible bronchoscope and found to be a piece of the broken edge of the outer cannula of a tracheostomy tube. We suggest regular examination of tracheostomy tubes for signs of wear-and-tear and recommend their periodic renewal before they become worn out.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hadassah-University Hospital, Jerusalem.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saah
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Braverman
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Sichel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Picard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Springer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016532:Mucopolysaccharidosis II / Q000628:therapy*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*