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Seif MM, Huang H, Huang Z, Ning Y, Cheng Q, Jiang C, Ma Y, Zhou Y, Bai C, Li Q, Mohamed Said M, Sapalidis K, Kosmidis C, Amaniti A, Fyntanidou V, Koulouris C, Romanidis K, Oikonomou P, Tsakiridis K, Freitag L, Zarogoulidis P. Endobronchial removal of a metallic needle using a flexible diagnostic bronchoscope and biopsy forceps. A case report from Djibouti. Respir Med Case Rep 2019; 28:100959. [PMID: 31890555 PMCID: PMC6923513 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Foreign body removal is a challenging procedure. Firstly we have to identify properly the foreign body and the position of the obstruction. Secondly we have to choose the proper removal equipment and finally the appropriate method of patient ventilation during the procedure. In our case report we present a challenging procedure with the removal of a metallic needle with minimum resources and equipment in a young girl in Djibouti, Africa.
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Affiliation(s)
- Moaad M Seif
- Department of Pulmonology, Djiboutian Military Hospital, Djibouti City, Djibouti
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medicine, CPLA Support Base in Djibouti, Djibouti City, Djibouti
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- Department of Respiratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, Henan, Kaifeng, 475000, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
| | - Qianbo Cheng
- Department of Anesthesiology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medicine, CPLA Support Base in Djibouti, Djibouti City, Djibouti
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medicine, CPLA Support Base in Djibouti, Djibouti City, Djibouti
| | - Yiyi Ma
- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Institute of CPLA, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medicine, CPLA Support Base in Djibouti, Djibouti City, Djibouti
| | - Yide Zhou
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Medicine, CPLA Support Base in Djibouti, Djibouti City, Djibouti
| | - Chong Bai
- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
| | - Qiang Li
- The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Respiratory Diseases, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
| | - Madian Mohamed Said
- Department of Anesthesiology, Djiboutian Military Hospital, Djibouti City, Djibouti
| | - Konstantinos Sapalidis
- Second Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
| | - Christoforos Kosmidis
- Second Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
| | - Aikaterini Amaniti
- Anesthesiology Department, "AHEPA" University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Varvara Fyntanidou
- Anesthesiology Department, "AHEPA" University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Charilaos Koulouris
- Second Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
| | - Konstantinos Romanidis
- Second Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Second Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, "Interbalkan" European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Interventional Pneumology, Ruhrlandklinik, University Hospital Essen, University of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
| | - Paul Zarogoulidis
- Second Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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