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Spontaneous Expulsion of Foreign Body Bronchus: Understanding the Mechanism
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 74:5381-5383
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Foreign Body (FB) aspiration pose a challenge to the otolaryngologist of its early diagnosis along with safe removal. Almost all airway foreign bodies require bronchoscopy and removal. Very rarely, spontaneous expulsion of bronchial FB may happen. We are reporting one such case of spontaneous expulsion of a metallic FB from right main bronchus in a fourteen-year-old boy. The mainstay of treatment for FB bronchus is bronchoscopic removal. Spontaneous expulsion occurs very rarely & may be associated with life threatening complications. Impaction of FB in sub glottis may lead to sudden choking & death. In this report we also have tried to provide insight into the physics and physiological mechanism facilitating spontaneous expulsion of a bronchial foreign body.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Bronchus
Glottis
medicine.diagnostic_test
Impaction
business.industry
respiratory system
medicine.disease
Surgery
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
Otorhinolaryngology
Bronchoscopy
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Right Main Bronchus
medicine
Foreign body
030223 otorhinolaryngology
business
Choking
Airway
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09737707 and 22313796
- Volume :
- 74
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........6433919b9fa3350d55fe55e8929c5200