Impaction of an Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot Within a Tracheostomy Tube
ABSTRACT A 78‐year‐old woman underwent endobronchial Watanabe spigot (EWS) placement for post‐cryobiopsy bleeding and subsequently required a tracheostomy. Two months later, a migrated EWS was incidentally found impacted within her uncuffed tracheostomy tube. This case highlights the importance of follow‐up imaging and careful inspection of tracheostomy tubes for possible spigot impaction.
Authors
- Mikio Takamori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6786-5370)
- Takumi Fukaya
- Taro Koba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7715-9042)
- Miake Yamamoto
Institutions
- Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respirology Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70567
- Primary Topic
- Foreign Body Medical Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00