We report the case of a 60-year-old male with history of surgery for tracheal stenosis 21 years prior to the onset of difficult asthma-like symptoms. Upon exploring the tracheobronchial tree using the fiberoptic bronchoscope, a surgical gauze was found. The foreign body migrated transluminally from the mediastinum into the trachea and its removal was possible with rigid bronchoscopy leading to a rapid recovery of his symptoms.
An unusual iatrogenic foreign body (surgical gauze) in the trachea / R. P., Tabuena; L., Zuccatosta; A., Tubaldi; Gasparini, Stefano. - In: RESPIRATION. - ISSN 0025-7931. - 75:1(2008), pp. 105-108. [10.1159/000088691]
An unusual iatrogenic foreign body (surgical gauze) in the trachea.
GASPARINI, STEFANO
2008-01-01
Abstract
We report the case of a 60-year-old male with history of surgery for tracheal stenosis 21 years prior to the onset of difficult asthma-like symptoms. Upon exploring the tracheobronchial tree using the fiberoptic bronchoscope, a surgical gauze was found. The foreign body migrated transluminally from the mediastinum into the trachea and its removal was possible with rigid bronchoscopy leading to a rapid recovery of his symptoms.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
