Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration following partial laryngectomy: a case report

Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration is uncommon in adults and one etiologic factor is laryngeal surgery. A 50-year-old male patient presented with cough, high fever, and severe dyspnea three months after partial laryngectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx. A computed tomography scan...

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Published in:	Kulak burun boğaz ihtisas dergisi Vol. 16; no. 5; p. 232
Main Authors:	Karaman, Emin, Acioğlu, Engin, Mamak, Aydin, Cansiz, Harun
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Turkish
Published:	Turkey 2006
Subjects:	Bronchi - pathology Bronchoscopy Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery Cough - etiology Diagnosis, Differential Dyspnea - etiology Fever - etiology Foreign Bodies - diagnosis Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging Foreign Bodies - etiology Foreign Bodies - surgery Humans Laryngeal Neoplasms - surgery Laryngectomy - adverse effects Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging Postoperative Complications - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Trachea - pathology
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Summary:	Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration is uncommon in adults and one etiologic factor is laryngeal surgery. A 50-year-old male patient presented with cough, high fever, and severe dyspnea three months after partial laryngectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx. A computed tomography scan of the thorax showed a hyperdense mass lesion in the right main bronchus, suggesting a foreign body. Diagnostic bronchoscopy was performed under general anesthesia and a small bone fragment, 2 x 1.3 cm in size, was removed from the right bronchial lumen. The patient showed slow improvement due to prolonged atelectasis until complete clinical and radiologic recovery.
ISSN:	1300-7475