Thoracoscopic foreign body removal and repair of bronchus intermedius following injury during failed bronchoscopic retrieval

Thoracoscopic foreign body removal and repair of bronchus intermedius following injury during failed bronchoscopic retrieval

Aspiration of foreign body (FB) into the airways is common in children and continues to be a cause for morbidity and mortality. We report herein, successful thoracoscopic management of a child who aspirated a large magnetic FB into his right bronchus and developed a tear of bronchus intermedius (BI)...

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Main Authors: Belal Bin Asaf, C L Vijay, Sukhram Bishnoi, Naresh Dua, Arvind Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Aspirated foreign body
bronchus repair
foreign body
thoracoscopy
video assisted thoracic surger
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=2;spage=182;epage=184;aulast=Asaf

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