FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL VIA TRACHEOSTOMY. AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE

Foreign Body Removal Via Tracheostomy

Authors

  • Dr Kamran Ashfaq Ahmed Butt House # 64 C/1, Faisal Town Lahore Pakistan
  • Zaheer Ul Hassan Combined Military Hospital Peshawar/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Maryam Khan Combined Military Hospital Peshawar/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Chaudhry Muhammad Bilal Akram PAF Hospital Karachi Pakistan

Keywords:

Bronchoscopy, Foreign body, Trauma, Tracheostomy

Abstract

Foreign body airway in a trauma patient is a relatively common occurrence however rigid and flexible
bronchoscopy remains the modality of choice for removal of foreign bodies. We present a case of foreign body air
way following an RTA which was unsuccessfully removed via a non conventional technique.

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Published

07-11-2018

Issue

Vol. 68 No. 1 (2018): February

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

1.
Butt DKAA, Hassan ZU, Khan M, Akram CMB. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL VIA TRACHEOSTOMY. AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE: Foreign Body Removal Via Tracheostomy. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 7 [cited 2024 Jul. 18];68(1):180-81. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1590