Inhaled foreign body

Case contributed by Yusra Sheikh
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Swallowed a hair clip an hour earlier.

Patient Data

Age: 1 year
x-ray

There is a hair clip in the right main bronchus, extending to bronchus intermedius distally and to the distal trachea proximally. Lungs are clear. No pneumothorax.

Case Discussion

The child was clinically stable at presentation. The hair clip was quite thin and definitely not causing any airway obstruction at present. The hair clip was successfully removed endoscopically.

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