A CASE OF A FOREIGN BODY RETAINED IN THE CARINA TRACHEAE FOR MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS

Abstract

A 72 year-old male, complaining of a persist cough, was admitted to our hospital. Chest X-ray, tomography and bronchofiberscopy revealed a foreign body in the carina that had entered the right main bronchus. Tracheal stenosis, caused by granulation due to the touch of the foreign body, was found by bronchofiberscope. The foreign body was an artificial tooth that had been lost more than seven years previous. The tooth was removed under local anesthesia, 2 %-Xylocaine spray, with a forceps (FG-4L) designed to handle foreign bodies through the bronchofiberscope (Olympus 1T-10) . No bleeding and little purulent sputum was found. The patient was discharged 19 days after removal of the foreign body.