Open surgical removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies: A case report

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1998

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W B Saunders Co-Elsevier

Abstract

Tracheobronchial foreign bodies can usually be extracted by skillful application of endoscopic techniques. The authors report on experience in the treatment of an infant in whom a plastic object was extracted by an open surgical approach. The authors discussed clinical presentation and treatment options in the treatment of this patient who had a plastic pencil top lodged in the lung. In highly selected cases, an open surgical procedure entails less risk than endoscopic extraction.

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Pediatrics, Surgery, Bronchotomy, Foreign body, Thoracotomy, Children, Airway

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Gürpınar, A. N. vd. (1998). "Open surgical removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies: A case report". Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 33(5), 776-777.