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Contributors: Josephine Czechowicz and Sanjay Parikh
Removal of a bronchial foreign body with a smooth surface can be challenging with standard optical forceps. The fogarty arterial embolectomy catheter is a suitable alternative, particularly in the setting of a bead or other hollow object.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17797/7gq2gil0v3
Editor Recruited by: Sanjay Parikh
Rigid bronchoscopy and foreign body removal with a Fogarty balloon catheter.
Bronchial bead foreign body.
Unstable cervical spine, inability to open mouth, or significant glottic or subglottic stenosis.
Fogarty Arterial Embolectomy Catheter
Rigid Bronchoscope and 0 degree telescope
Total intravenous anesthesia with spontaneous ventilation, topical lidocaine, rigid bronchoscope attached to anesthesia circuit.
History and physical including lung auscultation, chest x-ray.
Larynx, trachea, right and left mainstem bronchi.
Bleeding, airway edema, need for intubation.
Bleeding, airway edema, need for intubation.
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3. Good GM, Deutsch ES. Method for removing endobronchial beads. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1998 Apr;107(4):291-2.
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