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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 121-124 |
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Successful removal of an intractable mucoid impaction in the bronchus using a Fogarty catheter with flexible bronchoscopy
Eun Kyung Choi, Shiback Lee, Deokhee Lee, Sang-Jin Park
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Eun Kyung Choi
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 170, Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu
Republic of Korea
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DOI: 10.4103/sja.SJA_399_17
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Rigid bronchoscopy is commonly used as the standard method to diagnosis and remove obstructive material from the tracheobronchial tree. However, a rigid bronchoscope has limitations when removing a foreign body with surface properties that make it difficult to grasp. We experienced a case that involved the removal of a mucoid impaction, which was accompanied by a near-total unilateral lung collapse, using a Fogarty catheter with flexible bronchoscopy.
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