Removal of foreign body (bottom of pen) in bronchus: An innovative technique

Abstract

Foreign body (FB) aspiration in children is still a global medical problem. It is responsible for the accidental mortality in children. Non-food FB such as pen components is more frequent in the older children. In this case report, we present a challenging case with a bottom of a pen aspiration and describe a method for bronchoscopic extraction using similar aspirated foreign body.

Keywords

• Foreign body
• Aspiration
• Bronchoscopy