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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 23(3); 1980 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1980;23(3): 347-50.
Four Cases of the Foreign Bodies in the Trachea and Bronchus
Yong Wha Lee, MD, Kwang Soo Cho, MD, Dong Soo Lee, MD, and Sun Chul Lee, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Han Gang Sung Sim Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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이용화 · 조광수 · 이동수 · 이선철
한강 성심병원 이비인후과
ABSTRACT

Foreign body in the trachea and bronchus is considered as one of the frequently observed accidental cases in the field of E.N.T. and many cases and analysis of them are reported by many authors. We have experienced four cases of the foreign bodies in the trachea and bronchus and removed successfully through bronchoscopy under general of local anesthesia. Case A : A kind of plastic reed (2.2cm×0.8cm×0.8cm) was removed from the carina of trachea of a 7 years old female. Case B : A nail (4.9cm×0.3cm×0.3cm) was removed from the right main bronchus of a 2 years old male. Case C : A kind of plastic reed (2.0cm×0.8cm×0.8cm) was removed from the right main bronchus of a 7 years female. Case D : A kind of vinyl capsule (1.2cm×0.9cm×0.5cm) was removed from the right main bronchus of a 17 years old female.

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