[Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration following partial laryngectomy: a case report.] [Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg] Journal article

Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration is uncommon in adults and one etiologic factor is laryngeal surgery. A 50-year-old male patient presented with cough, high fever, and severe dyspnea three months after partial laryngectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx. A computed tomography scan of the thorax showed a hyperdense mass lesion in the right main bronchus, suggesting a foreign body. Diagnostic bronchoscopy was performed under general anesthesia and a small bone fragment, 2x1.3 cm in size, was removed from the right bronchial lumen. The patient showed slow improvement due to prolonged atelectasis until complete clinical and radiologic recovery.

Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg