Fogarty catheter for a difficult bronchial foreign body removal:.(case report)
Background: There are many methods for removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies but there are many situations where removal of a foreign body seems impossible and may require a major surgical procedure. Familiarity with each method improves physician decision making.Case: A 17 months old baby with...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2007-11-01
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| Series: | Tehran University Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/6811.pdf&manuscript_id=6811 |
| Summary: | Background: There are many methods for removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies but there are many situations where removal of a foreign body seems impossible and may require a major surgical procedure. Familiarity with each method improves physician decision making.Case: A 17 months old baby with a history of foreign body aspiration suffered from long term pneumonia. There was a round shape foreign body in bronchoscopic view that could not be removed with standard methods, but was removed by application of Fogarty catheterConclusion: Removal of round, spherical foreign bodies may be performed by Fogarty Catheter preventing surgical intervention. |
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| ISSN: | 1683-1764 1735-7322 |