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Case Report: An Unusual Case of Sudden Cardiovascular Collapse in an Elderly Adult

In our report we describe a case of foreign body aspiration leading to arrest. The patient’s resuscitation was remarkable for the development of a large pneumothorax and atelectasis of the right lung. Aspiration was suspected and early bronchoscopy was performed. A large grape was found to be obstru...

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Autores principales: Bair, Aaron E., Ballard, Dustin, Thornton, Michael, Yoneda, Ken Y.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: California Chapter of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2906969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20847853
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Sumario:In our report we describe a case of foreign body aspiration leading to arrest. The patient’s resuscitation was remarkable for the development of a large pneumothorax and atelectasis of the right lung. Aspiration was suspected and early bronchoscopy was performed. A large grape was found to be obstructing the right main stem bronchus and was retrieved using a bronchoscopic snare. In this case early intervention allowed the removal of the intact grape with subsequent re-expansion of the lung. The technique used for retrieval is described.