Open AccessSuccessful removal of an intractable mucoid impaction in the bronchus using a Fogarty catheter with flexible bronchoscopy
Author(s) -
Eun Kyung Choi,
Shiback Lee,
Deok-Hee Lee,
Sang-Jin Park
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_399_17
Subject(s) - medicine , impaction , bronchoscopy , flexible bronchoscopy , rigid bronchoscopy , foreign body , bronchus , surgery , catheter , grasp , radiology , lung , respiratory disease , computer science , programming language
Rigid bronchoscopy is commonly used as the standard method to diagnosis and remove obstructive material from the tracheobronchial tree. However, a rigid bronchoscope has limitations when removing a foreign body with surface properties that make it difficult to grasp. We experienced a case that involved the removal of a mucoid impaction, which was accompanied by a near-total unilateral lung collapse, using a Fogarty catheter with flexible bronchoscopy.