Journal of Nihon University Medical Association
Online ISSN : 1884-0779
Print ISSN : 0029-0424
ISSN-L : 0029-0424
Clinical Reports:
A Case of a Bronchial Foreign Body that Required Thoracotomy
Tatsuhiko NishiiTakashi MuramatsuMie ShimamuraMotohiko FuruichiShinichirou IshimotoYoko TanakaHiroaki MorookaRyota HigureKana TakahashiYukinori ToyoshimaKazumitsu OhmoriMotomi Shiono
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2012 Volume 71 Issue 5 Pages 346-348

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A 30-year-old man was referred to our hospital for endoscopic removal of dentures that had accidentally been aspirated. Chest CT scan revealed the dentures in the right intermediate bronchus. Endoscopic removal was not possible, and thus surgical removal was performed. The dentures were removed via a longitudinal incision in the right intermediate bronchus. Closure of the incision was accomplished with 3-0 PDS-II, and the suture line was reinforced by fibrin glue. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 9.

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