Waiting to exhale: Retrieval of an unusual bronchial foreign

J Postgrad Med · Apr 2024

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Waiting to exhale: Retrieval of an unusual bronchial foreign body.

Foreign-body aspiration in adults is considerably less common than in children. The clinical course can be life-threatening but often presents in a more indolent manner, leading to difficulties with diagnosis. ⋯ Following removal, the patient completed treatment for COVID-19, his respiratory status improved, and he was discharged from the hospital. Flexible bronchoscopy is an effective means of diagnosis and retrieval of foreign bodies in the distal airway.

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- D Franey, Z Frenzel, and D Manchester.
- Department of General Surgery, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.
- J Postgrad Med. 2024 Apr 1; 70 (2): 116118116-118.
AbstractForeign-body aspiration in adults is considerably less common than in children. The clinical course can be life-threatening but often presents in a more indolent manner, leading to difficulties with diagnosis. We report the retrieval of a buprenorphine-naloxone wrapper by flexible bronchoscopy in a 44-year-old male patient with COVID-19 who was on mechanical ventilation. Following removal, the patient completed treatment for COVID-19, his respiratory status improved, and he was discharged from the hospital. Flexible bronchoscopy is an effective means of diagnosis and retrieval of foreign bodies in the distal airway.Copyright © 2023 Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Postgraduate Medicine.

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