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Endoscopy 1986; 18(2): 71-72
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018333
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A Technique for Foreign Body Removal from the Airway

J.R. Thorburn, H. Levy, M. Schlosberg, C. Feldman, J.M. Kallenbach
  • Department of Anaesthesia and Internal Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

We report a case in whom a foreign body was retrieved from the peripheral airway using a fibreoptic bronchoscope and a modified suction tube.

Key words:

Foreign body - Fibreoptic bronchoscopy - Suction