MIGRATING FOREIGN BODY BRONCHUS

Authors

  • A K.C.
  • BK SINHA
  • R GURAGAIN

Abstract

A case of foreign body bronchus in a 11 month child came to emergency department with history of ingestion of red bean 4 days back. He underwent rigid bronchoscopy and foreign body was seen in the right main bronchus.The foreign body couldn’t be removed and the child underwent right thoracotomy and bronchotomy with failure to locate the foreign body. Finally foreign body (red bean) was removed with the help of dormia basket from left main bronchus.

Keywords: bronchoscopy, Foreign body, thoracotomy

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Published

2012-01-03

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K.C. A, SINHA B, GURAGAIN R. MIGRATING FOREIGN BODY BRONCHUS. Nepalese J ENT Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2012 Jan. 3 [cited 2024 Jul. 6];2(2):23-4. Available from: https://njehns.org.np/index.php/njehns/article/view/56

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Case Reports

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