Abstract
Foreign-body (FB) aspirations account for a reasonable percentage of respiratory emergencies in young children. Whereas 67% of aspirated FBs are of organic origin, metallic-ferromagnetic FBs are observed less frequently. We report the use of a wire with a magnetic tip fitting into the working channel of a rigid bronchoscope for removal of ferromagnetic FBs from the tracheobronchial tree.
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Mayr, J., Dittrich, S. & Triebl, K. A new method for removal of metallic-ferromagnetic foreign bodies from the tracheobronchial tree. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 461–462 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01076970
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