[Surgical Removal of a Metallic Staple in Right Lower Bronchus, Aspirated a Year Before].
A 77-year-old man was referred to our hospital, due to an intrabronchial foreign body. He had aspirated a metallic staple during carpentry work a year before. A bronchoscopic examination revealed a fixed metallic staple at the entrance of right lower bronchus surrounded by granulation tissue, causing a marked bronchial stenosis. In addition, a sharp edge of the staple stabbed the membranous portion of intermediate bronchus. Endoscopic removal was thought to have a risk of tracheal laceration or bleeding. Then we successfully removed it surgically through transpleural bronchotomy.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japan Red Cross Kobe Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Tsuyoshi
T
Yuki
Toshihiko
T
Sakamoto