| Iatrogenic Aspiration of a Broken Metallic Stylet: A case report. |
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Jong Hwan Lee, Chan Jong Chung, Heon Soo Park, Phil Jo Choi |
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. |
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| Abstract |
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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. |
| Key Words:
Equipment: stylet; Intubation, tracheal: complications |
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