Removal of a Bronchial Foreign Body by Bronchoscopic Cryotherapy: A Case Study
김효연, 변광현, 이상준, 우승훈,
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김효연 ( Kim Hyo-Yeon )
Dankook University College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
변광현 ( Byun Gwang-Hyun )
Dankook University College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
이상준 ( Lee Sang-Joon )
Dankook University College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
우승훈 ( Woo Seung-Hoon )
Dankook University College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Abstract
A foreign body in the airway can be a potentially life-threatening event. The diagnosis and treatment of foreign bodies in the airway are a challenge for otolaryngologists. Despite the improvements in medical care and public awareness, approximately 3,000 deaths occur each year from foreign body aspiration. A high degree of vigilance is required to ensure prompt treatment and avoid the complications of foreign body aspiration. The author encountered a case of a 77-year-old female patient who had aspirated an unknown foreign body that was fixed in her main bronchus. An initial attempt was made to remove it with a flexible bronchoscope but failed due to the patient’s hypoxemic state during the procedure. Under general anesthesia, a rigid bronchoscopic examination was performed, but it was difficult to approach the object due to the bronchus curvature. Instead, a cryotherapy instrument of bronchoscopy was applied. The foreign body was frozen and removed to the carina, where a laryngoscope and laryngeal forceps were used to remove it.
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Cryotherapy; Foreign body; Bronchoscope; Laryngoscope
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