Open AccessThoracoscopic foreign body removal and repair of bronchus intermedius following injury during failed bronchoscopic retrieval
Author(s) -
Belal Bin Asaf,
C L Vijay,
Sukhram Bishnoi,
Naresh Dua,
Arvind Kumar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.201296
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchus , foreign body , left main bronchus , bronchoscopy , surgery , right main bronchus , foreign bodies , flexible bronchoscopy , foreign body aspiration , lung , respiratory disease
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) during an attempt at bronchoscopic retrieval using rigid bronchoscope. The impacted FB was successfully removed thoracoscopically followed by thoracoscopic BI repair.