The first case report of dental floss pick-related injury presenting with massive hemoptysis: A case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A tracheobronchial foreign body is a rarely mentioned cause of massive hemoptysis. Although an aspirated toothpick is a well-known cause of traumatic injury to the respiratory tract, a similar device called a dental floss pick, whi...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
BMC
2008-03-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/78 |
| _version_ | 1818579417221300224 |
|---|---|
| author | Huang Chun-Ta Ho Chao-Chi Tsai Yi-Ju Yang Pan-Chyr |
| author_facet | Huang Chun-Ta Ho Chao-Chi Tsai Yi-Ju Yang Pan-Chyr |
| author_sort | Huang Chun-Ta |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A tracheobronchial foreign body is a rarely mentioned cause of massive hemoptysis. Although an aspirated toothpick is a well-known cause of traumatic injury to the respiratory tract, a similar device called a dental floss pick, which is much larger than a toothpick, has never been described as a tracheobronchial foreign body.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a case of massive hemoptysis in a 32-year-old man due to a dental floss pick in the left main bronchus. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy was successful in removing the foreign body.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Tracheobronchial foreign body can be a medical emergency requiring immediate intervention and massive hemoptysis may be the presenting symptom. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy is recommended as the first-line treatment modality for tracheobronchial foreign body removal. A dental floss pick may present as a tracheobronchial foreign body and can reside in the airway asymptomatically for many years.</p> |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-16T07:01:22Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-50b1dd11242a4b6699e2d297ab3937df |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1752-1947 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-16T07:01:22Z |
| publishDate | 2008-03-01 |
| publisher | BMC |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| spelling | doaj.art-50b1dd11242a4b6699e2d297ab3937df2022-12-21T22:40:09ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472008-03-01217810.1186/1752-1947-2-78The first case report of dental floss pick-related injury presenting with massive hemoptysis: A case reportHuang Chun-TaHo Chao-ChiTsai Yi-JuYang Pan-Chyr<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A tracheobronchial foreign body is a rarely mentioned cause of massive hemoptysis. Although an aspirated toothpick is a well-known cause of traumatic injury to the respiratory tract, a similar device called a dental floss pick, which is much larger than a toothpick, has never been described as a tracheobronchial foreign body.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a case of massive hemoptysis in a 32-year-old man due to a dental floss pick in the left main bronchus. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy was successful in removing the foreign body.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Tracheobronchial foreign body can be a medical emergency requiring immediate intervention and massive hemoptysis may be the presenting symptom. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy is recommended as the first-line treatment modality for tracheobronchial foreign body removal. A dental floss pick may present as a tracheobronchial foreign body and can reside in the airway asymptomatically for many years.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/78 |
| spellingShingle | Huang Chun-Ta Ho Chao-Chi Tsai Yi-Ju Yang Pan-Chyr The first case report of dental floss pick-related injury presenting with massive hemoptysis: A case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | The first case report of dental floss pick-related injury presenting with massive hemoptysis: A case report |
| title_full | The first case report of dental floss pick-related injury presenting with massive hemoptysis: A case report |
| title_fullStr | The first case report of dental floss pick-related injury presenting with massive hemoptysis: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | The first case report of dental floss pick-related injury presenting with massive hemoptysis: A case report |
| title_short | The first case report of dental floss pick-related injury presenting with massive hemoptysis: A case report |
| title_sort | first case report of dental floss pick related injury presenting with massive hemoptysis a case report |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/78 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT huangchunta thefirstcasereportofdentalflosspickrelatedinjurypresentingwithmassivehemoptysisacasereport AT hochaochi thefirstcasereportofdentalflosspickrelatedinjurypresentingwithmassivehemoptysisacasereport AT tsaiyiju thefirstcasereportofdentalflosspickrelatedinjurypresentingwithmassivehemoptysisacasereport AT yangpanchyr thefirstcasereportofdentalflosspickrelatedinjurypresentingwithmassivehemoptysisacasereport AT huangchunta firstcasereportofdentalflosspickrelatedinjurypresentingwithmassivehemoptysisacasereport AT hochaochi firstcasereportofdentalflosspickrelatedinjurypresentingwithmassivehemoptysisacasereport AT tsaiyiju firstcasereportofdentalflosspickrelatedinjurypresentingwithmassivehemoptysisacasereport AT yangpanchyr firstcasereportofdentalflosspickrelatedinjurypresentingwithmassivehemoptysisacasereport |