1. An unusual iatrogenic foreign body (surgical gauze) in the trachea.
- Author
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Tabuena RP, Zuccatosta L, Tubaldi A, and Gasparini S
- Subjects
- Chronic Disease, Cough diagnosis, Cough etiology, Follow-Up Studies, Foreign Bodies therapy, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Treatment Outcome, Bronchoscopy methods, Foreign Bodies diagnosis, Surgical Sponges, Trachea
- Abstract
We report the case of a 60-year-old male with history of surgery for tracheal stenosis 21 years prior to the onset of difficult asthma-like symptoms. Upon exploring the tracheobronchial tree using the fiberoptic bronchoscope, a surgical gauze was found. The foreign body migrated transluminally from the mediastinum into the trachea and its removal was possible with rigid bronchoscopy leading to a rapid recovery of his symptoms., ((c) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
- Published
- 2008
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