Successful extraction of a large airway foreign body using flexible bronchoscopy and electrocautery snare in a post-COVID-19 patient with difficult airway anatomy: a case report
A 64-year-old man presented with a 10-cm metal spoon handle retained in his airway for 40 years—a rare case of chronic foreign body aspiration in an adult. The condition was further complicated by post-COVID-19 respiratory symptoms and challenging airway anatomy, including a short thyromental distan...
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| Main Authors: | Yugang Lu, Jiawei Dong, Ye Gu |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1600828/full |
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