Bronchoscopic removal of a leech from the trachea by cryotherapy
Abstract This report presents a 74‐year‐old man with haemoptysis, cough and pharyngeal discomfort. Bronchoscopy revealed a brown worm‐like moving foreign body attaching to the upper trachea approximately 2 cm below the glottis. This worm was identified as a leech, measured about 4 cm and was mobile....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-08-01
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| Series: | The Clinical Respiratory Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.13522 |
| Summary: | Abstract This report presents a 74‐year‐old man with haemoptysis, cough and pharyngeal discomfort. Bronchoscopy revealed a brown worm‐like moving foreign body attaching to the upper trachea approximately 2 cm below the glottis. This worm was identified as a leech, measured about 4 cm and was mobile. It was removed safely in one piece via cryotherapy by flexible bronchoscope. Intrabronchial cryotherapy by bronchoscope might be the best way of extraction of leeches. |
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| ISSN: | 1752-6981 1752-699X |