Open AccessForeign body retrieval using a flexible video-bronchoscope in a child
Author(s) -
Shashank Kadam
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.194197
Subject(s) - foreign body , computer science , flexible bronchoscopy , medicine , bronchoscopy , surgery
While several articles describe clinical management of foreign bodies (FBs) in proximal airways, most using a rigid bronchoscope; flexible bronchoscopy and its utility in management of airway FB is unclear. This case report aims to highlight the ever increasing evidence of use of flexible video-bronchoscopes in FB removal from airways with minimal sedation and complications, when performed by an expert. A 13-month-old male child presented with a history of peanut aspiration and its removal using a flexible video-bronchoscope under minimal sedation. Rigid bronchoscopy remains the gold standard for removal of proximal airway FB. There is growing evidence that flexible video-bronchoscopy can be used for retrieval too, albeit by expert hands