Difficult removal of an endobronchial foreign body: pen cap aspiration: a case report
Foreign body aspiration is common in childhood and requires early recognition and treatment to avoid complications that can be very serious or even fatal. Bronchoscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of foreign body aspiration. For difficult foreign body removal, bronchoscopic intervention technology can be useful.
Authors
- Li-qin Ke
- Hujun Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8635-0449)
- Xiaofen Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1660-0778)
- Lei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1329-010X)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05334-8
- Primary Topic
- Foreign Body Medical Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Key Programme
- Zhejiang Province Public Welfare Technology Application Research Project