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Special Maneuver For Removal Of An Impacted Bronchial Foreign Body At Thoracotomy, Saima H. Khan, Asad Mian, Qaisar M. Khan, Naeem-Uz-Zafar Khan
Special Maneuver For Removal Of An Impacted Bronchial Foreign Body At Thoracotomy, Saima H. Khan, Asad Mian, Qaisar M. Khan, Naeem-Uz-Zafar Khan
Department of Emergency Medicine
Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration is a common, but often unobserved event in children. A delay in diagnosis can lead to difficulty in removal of the aspirated object. The present case report highlights a special intraoperative maneuver at thoracotomy that was adopted to remove an impacted foreign body that could not be removed at bronchoscopy.