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Metallic foreign body into Bronchus of a child

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Metallic Foreign body in bronchus

This is a case of a 3 year old child presented in the emergency with symptoms of cough and cold. The ingestion of foreign body was done at 14-15 days back. During admission Pulse rate was 104/min, BP- 96/64 mmHg, SpO2 – 99.


1. Clinical Faetures :

  1. Respiratory distress
  2. Cough and cold

2. Diagnosis :

  1. X-Ray
  2. CT Thorax – Foreign body in left lower bronchus and distal lung is not collapsed.

3. Treatment :

  1. Bronchoscopy – The main treatment of any foreign body is removal by Bronchoscopy.
  2. Open Surgery – If bronchoscopy if not enough, then open surgery can be done to remove the foreign body.

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