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<bold>Introduction:</bold> Upper-airway foreign bodies are a common condition in the emergency room, which can lead to death among different-aged populations, and a fast clinical recognition and management have led to improvement in the outcomes.
<bold>Objective:</bold> To present a clinical case of a male patient with an upper-airway foreign body, which only required clinical evaluation before surgical management.
<bold>Clinical case:</bold> We report the case of an 8-year-old Hispanic boy, who presented to the emergency room with upper respiratory symptoms, including dry cough, dysphagia, and chest discomfort; after clinical evaluation, a diagnosis of an upper-airway foreign body was made; the patient was taken to the operating room, and a tracheal foreign body was removed using rigid bronchoscopy. The post-operative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged.
<bold>Discussion:</bold> The physiopathology, diagnosis, and management based on the presented case are discussed.
<bold>Conclusion:</bold> A good clinical history, along with a thorough physical examination and a high index of suspicion from the clinician, is enough for achieving a diagnosis, facilitating early management and reducing complications.
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Introduction: Upper-airway foreign bodies are a common condition in the emergency room, which can lead to death among different-aged populations, and a fast clinical recognition and management have led to improvement in the outcomes.
Objective: To present a clinical case of a male patient with an upper-airway foreign body, which only required clinical evaluation before surgical management.
Clinical case: We report the case of an 8-year-old Hispanic boy, who presented to the emergency room with upper respiratory symptoms, including dry cough, dysphagia, and chest discomfort; after clinical evaluation, a diagnosis of an upper-airway foreign body was made; the patient was taken to the operating room, and a tracheal foreign body was removed using rigid bronchoscopy. The post-operative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged.
Discussion: The physiopathology, diagnosis, and management based on the presented case are discussed.
Conclusion: A good clinical history, along with a thorough physical examination and a high index of suspicion from the clinician, is enough for achieving a diagnosis, facilitating early management and reducing complications.

Upper-airway foreign bodies: is a clinical approach enough for proceeding with invasive management? Evidence from a case

Department of Surgery, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

Universidad del Sinu Elias Bechara Zainum

Pneumologia

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Introduction: Upper-airway foreign bodies are a common condition in the emergency room, which can lead to death among different-aged populations, and a fast...

Upper-airway foreign bodies: is a clinical approach enough for proceeding with invasive management? Evidence from a case

Published Online: Oct 21, 2022

Page range: 141 - 144

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2022-0032

Keywords
foreign body, upper airways, bronchoscopy, bronchoscopic surgery

© 2022 Juan Felipe Coronado et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Upper-airway foreign bodies: is a clinical approach enough for proceeding with invasive management? Evidence from a case

Published Online: Oct 21, 2022

Page range: 141 - 144

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2022-0032

Keywordsforeign body, upper airways, bronchoscopy, bronchoscopic surgery

© 2022 Juan Felipe Coronado et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
foreign body, upper airways, bronchoscopy, bronchoscopic surgery