Retrieval of bronchial foreign body with central lumen using a flexible bronchoscope.
A 5 year-old boy aspirated a metal spring accidentally. The right bronchial foreign body was removed by threading the alligator of a biopsy forceps through the lumen of the spring while opening its jaws distally. This case illustrates that a foreign body with a central lumen in a child can be successfully removed using a flexible bronchoscope, thus obviating the need for general anesthesia and rigid bronchoscopy.
Wong
Kin-Sun
KS
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, 5 Fu Hsin Street, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC. pchest@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Lai
Shen-Hao
SH
Lien
Reyin
R
Hsia
Shao-Hsuan
SH
D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D008297:Male