title: Use of mediastinoscopy for foreign body removal.
abstract: Foreign body removal from the aerodigestive tract can be a challenging endeavor despite improvements in technology. Rigid bronchoscopy has been demonstrated to be a safe and effective means of airway foreign body removal with appropriate training and expertise. However, potential complications exist and include extraluminal impaction of a penetrating foreign body during removal. This report details such a complication and the first known use of mediastinoscopy to remove the impacted foreign body to avoid the need for thoracotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kerschner
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Aiken
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Farber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bousamra
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed