An unusual case of a tracheobronchial foreign body
Abstract
We herein report a case of an unusual tracheal foreign body in a 42-year-old patient who after having undergone surgery for a tongue base malignancy presented following discharge with progressively worsened intractable cough. A chest x ray revealed a foreign body (FB) extending from glottis through the trachea up to the right bronchi. Awake fiberoptic bronchoscopic FB removal was done and the tube was recovered as a whole delivered through the oral cavity. It was 2/3rd the length of an airway exchanger catheter (AEC) used during the trial of extubation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/cjo.v8i1.5290 | Journal eISSN: 2576-2040
Language: English
Page range: 42 - 47
Published on: Dec 28, 2019
Published by: College of Otorhinolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2019 W. H. R. De Silva, R. P. Dayasena, S. Jayathilaka, P. T. P. Gunarathna, published by College of Otorhinolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons of Sri Lanka
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