title: Foreign body removed by the 'Fire and Ice Technique': A case report.
abstract: With the introduction of flexible bronchoscopies, several techniques and accessories have been available for the removal of foreign bodies (FB). However, in some cases, using conventional techniques are inappropriate and fail to remove the FB. Here we report a case of a 33-year-old male with 19 years foreign body aspiration history. A successfully removal of the ingrown FB was achieved by means of an argon plasma coagulation and a flexible cryoprobe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410005, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Guang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410005, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Long
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410005, China.
authors.forename: Wei-Dong
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410005, China.
authors.forename: Huai-Qiu
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410005, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Deng
keywords: APC, argon plasma coagulation; Argon plasma coagulation; Bronchoscopy; Cryoprobe; FB, foreign bodies