ArticleBMC surgery2020
Application of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the removal of adult airway foreign bodies.
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- Bronchoscopic management of airway foreign bodies in adults: a narrative educational review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- [Management of tracheal foreign bodies].HNO · 2025Article
- Fiber-optic bronchoscopy for the removal of an impacted foreign body in the left mainstem bronchus: a case report with review of literature.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Tracheobronchial Foreign Body Aspiration: Spontaneous Expectoration After Beta-2 Agonist Administration.Cureus · 2024Article
- A pea in a peculiar place: Unusual case of left upper lobe bronchial foreign body.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Hypoxaemia risk in pediatric flexible bronchoscopy for foreign body removal: a retrospective study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Successful Removal of a Foreign Body Located in the Peripheral Airway Using Flexible Bronchoscopy with Virtual Bronchoscopy Navigation.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2024Article
- Rigid bronchoscopy: a consultant survey.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2024Article
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- CT Characteristics and Clinical Findings of Bronchopneumonia Caused by Pepper Aspiration.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Cough remedy leading to chronic cough: An unusual airway foreign body-Clove.Respirology case reports · 2023Article
- Cyanoacrylate glue foreign body after CT-guided localization of a pulmonary nodule during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a case report.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Temporal Trends and Variation in Bronchoscopy Use for Acute Respiratory Failure in the United States.Chest · 2023Observational
- Melatonin aspiration: Treatment with flexible bronchoscopy.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2023Article
- Liquid biopsies based on DNA methylation as biomarkers for the detection and prognosis of lung cancer.Clinical epigenetics · 2022Review
- Clinical analysis of bronchoscope diagnosis and treatment for airway foreign body removal in pediatric patients.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Risk factors associated with reintubations in children undergoing foreign body removal using flexible bronchoscopy: a single-center retrospective cross-sectional study.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Article
- Foreign body aspirations in dental clinics: a narrative review.Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 2022Review
- Thoracic surgery in Egypt.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundFlexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a rapid, cost effective and safe procedure.
aimTo analyze demographic information and endoscopic findings in adult patients with airway foreign body aspiration and its removal.
methodsFifty-seven adults (40 males, 17 females; average age 40 years old) with airway foreign body aspiration were analyzed. Cough (37, 65%) was the most common clinical presentation. The most common foreign body was bone followed by dental prosthesis and food debris.
resultsIn the current study, 42 out of the 57 (74%) airway foreign bodies were successfully removed under flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. However, it was failed in 15 patients and thus, rigid bronchoscopy was used to remove foreign bodies successfully in 13 of the 15 patients. Thoracotomy was performed for the 2 patients whose foreign body removal was unsuccessful even with rigid bronchoscopy.
conclusionThe findings of the current study revealed that flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a safe and effective procedure for the removal of adult airway foreign bodies in the majority of cases. Rigid bronchoscopy can be a backup procedure in case flexible bronchoscopy is failed.
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