Korean J Anesthesiol.
1998 Jan;34(1):182-186. 10.4097/kjae.1998.34.1.182.
Iatrogenic Aspiration of a Broken Metallic Stylet: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
- 2Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
- KMID: 2032361
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1998.34.1.182
Abstract
- Complications of tracheal intubation are well documented. However, iatrogenic aspiration of a broken metallic stylet following tracheal intubation has been infrequently reported. A 60-year-old woman, 10 days after shoulder arthroscopic surgery under endotracheal general anesthesia, was admitted to our hospital because of right chest pain. Chest radiographs showed a 8 cm length of metallic foreign body in the lower lobe of the right lung. Attempts at retrieval, including thoracoscopy, were unsuccessful. Open thoracostomy was performed. The removed foreign body was a part of metallic stylet. We report a case of iatrogenic aspiration of a broken metallic stylet.
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