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Right bronchoscopic foreign body removal

Right bronchoscopic foreign body removal

Background

A 16-year-old boy presented at Yashoda Hospitals having accidentally aspirated a root canal instrument during a dental procedure. 

Diagnosis & Treatment

The metallic foreign body was 2.5 cm long. It was removed using rigid bronchoscopy procedure. The patient was discharged in a stable condition and is doing well.

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About Author –

Dr. Hari Kishan Gonuguntla, Consultant Interventional Pulmonologist, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad
MD, DM (Pulmonology Medicine), Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology (NCC, Japan)

About Author

Yashoda Doctors

Dr. Hari Kishan Gonuguntla

MD, DM (Pulmonology Medicine), Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology (NCC, Japan)

Consultant Interventional Pulmonologist