Foreign body removal using flexible bronchoscopy in terminal cancer: A case report

Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Oct 29;100(43):e27620. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027620.ABSTRACTRATIONALE: Pulmonary foreign body aspiration is a serious medical problem. The risk of foreign body aspiration into the airways increases considerably in patients with end stage cancer with reduced consciousness and impaired airway reflexes. However, few studies have reported on foreign body aspiration in the airways in patients with terminal cancer or receiving end-of-life care. Herein, we report the use of flexible bronchoscopy in patients with end-of-life cancer with pulmonary aspiration.PATIENT CONCERNS: A 71-year-old man with neuroendocrine carcinoma was admitted to a palliative care unit for end-of-life care. He accidentally aspirated implant teeth into…
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