Natural expulsion of a sharp iron nail: Right main bronchus to the alimentary tract: A case report

Poudyal, Prasanta; Tripathi, Prashant; Guragain, Rajendra; Rayamajhi, Pabina; Gyawali, Bigyan Raj

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4221

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“…Commonly aspirated foreign bodies include food, beads and metallic objects. [ 2 ] Sometimes, unusual foreign bodies may get aspirated like broken tracheostomy tubes [ 3 ], hypodermic needles, metallic nail [ 4 ] and scarf pins [ 2 , 5 , 6 ]. The clinical symptomatology may begin as soon as the foreign body is aspirated, which includes coughing, choking, stridor, excessive sputum production, cyanosis or shortness of breathing [ 2 ].…”

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Inhaled open safety pin: a challenging case

Sedhai

Tripathi

2022

Oxford Medical Case Reports

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Foreign body aspiration in children, specifically sharp and metallic type, imposes a serious morbidity and mortality risk if intervention is delayed. The bronchoscopic removal of sharp metallic foreign bodies is technically challenging for the operating surgeon. We present a case of an 8-year-old girl who presented with an alleged history of aspiration of metallic, sharp and open safety pin 8 hours prior to presentation following which she developed throat pain and painful swallowing. X-ray of soft tissue neck showed a radio-opaque foreign body being lodged in the supraglottic area. She underwent emergency direct laryngoscopy-guided foreign body removal under general anesthesia. There was an open metallic sharp safety pin hinged over the inter-arytenoid region with its one end reaching sub-glottis and other end toward the hypopharynx. No post-operative complications occurred and patient was discharged on the third post-operative day.

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