| Title | [Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration following partial laryngectomy: a case report.] | | Author(s) | Karaman E, Acıoğlu E, Mamak A, Cansız H | | Institution | Department of Otolaryngology, Cerrahpaşa Medicine Faculty of İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey. | | Source | Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2006 Sep-Oct; 16(5):232-234. | | Abstract | 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. | | Language | TUR | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 17124445 |
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