Interventional radiological removal of a foreign body from a peripheral bronchus.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe the extraction of an impacted tooth from a bronchiole of a ventilated, critically ill patient. Following failed attempts using flexible and rigid bronchoscopy a radiological approach was explored. The successful method described below used guiding catheters, an extraction basket and an occlusion balloon, deployed under fluoroscopic guidance.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchi
- Foreign Bodies
- Radiography, Interventional