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Informative Article | Medicine Science | India | Volume 3 Issue 11, November 2014


Combined use of a Fogarty Balloon Catheter, Bronchoscope, and Tracheostomy for the Controlled Retrieval of an Endobronchial Foreign Body: A Case Report

Raman Wadhera | Sharad Hernot [3] | Sat Paul Gulati | Vijay Kalra | Madhuri Kaintura [2] | Aditi Singla


Abstract: The inhalation of foreign body into the tracheobronchial tree presents a life-threatening situation. A satisfactory outcome requires the timely and atraumatic removal of the offending agent. The morbidity associated with present methods of dealing with this problem is well documented. A case is illustrated describing the efficacy and simplicity of technique of endoscopic extraction with the aid of a fogarty embolectomy catheter and tracheostomy.


Keywords: Foreign body, bronchoscopy, tracheostomy, and fogarty catheter


Edition: Volume 3 Issue 11, November 2014,


Pages: 338 - 339


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Raman Wadhera, Sharad Hernot, Sat Paul Gulati, Vijay Kalra, Madhuri Kaintura, Aditi Singla, "Combined use of a Fogarty Balloon Catheter, Bronchoscope, and Tracheostomy for the Controlled Retrieval of an Endobronchial Foreign Body: A Case Report", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 3 Issue 11, November 2014, pp. 338-339, https://www.ijsr.net/get_abstract.php?paper_id=OCT14451

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