Retrieval of aspirated teeth in an adult polytrauma patient using pediatric flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy allied with endoscopic rat tooth alligator jaw grasping forceps
Foreign body (FB) aspiration in maxillofacial injuries is a life-threatening event. A long-time interval between the aspiration and retrieval results in the formation of granulation tissue and mucosal inflammation around the FB, which could restrict the visual field of bronchoscopy and its retrieval...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Respiratory Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijrconline.org/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2020;volume=9;issue=2;spage=236;epage=239;aulast=Al |