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- Title
Metallic hair pin aspiration into the left tertiary bronchus.
- Authors
K. B., Noh; R., Salim; M. S., Abdullah; I, Mohamad
- Abstract
Foreign body aspiration is commonly described in infants and children. However, recently, a new high-risk group was identified among young women, especially those from the Muslim population who wear the traditional hair scarf. This is due to the habit of holding the scarf pin in between the lips to free hands to adjust the scarf more easily. Talking, laughing, or coughing while fixing the scarf may result in inadvertent inhalation of the pin into the tracheobronchial tree. We present a case of scarf pin inhalation and the challenges encountered in managing this patient during the successful removal of the pin via flexible bronchoscopy under fluoroscopy guidance. This particular case was technically challenging for us as the sharp tip of the needle was pointing upward and piercing the bronchial mucosa.
- Subjects
INFANTS; FOREIGN body reaction; BRONCHOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA
- Publication
Malaysian Family Physician, 2018, Vol 13, Issue 2, p36
- ISSN
1985-207X
- Publication type
Article