Management of Foreign Body Safety Pin (Closed and Open) in Bronchus and Oesophagus – A Technical Note

2016-02-29T05-09-57Z
Source: The Southeast Asian Journal of Case Report and Review
Sathish A Ponni, Sithananda Kumar Venkatesan, Sivaraman Ganesan, Kalaiarasi Raja, Arun Alexander, Sunil Kumar Saxena.
Safety pin as a foreign body in upper aero digestive tract is not a common occurrence and accounts for less than 3% of all trachea bronchial foreign bodies, yet it is of great concern to all ENT surgeons. This is because of its sharp end, which can result in impaction in aerodigestive tract resulting in lethal intra operative and post operative complications. This study highlights the potential risk of accidental ingestion and aspiration of safety pin which is a common household object and various techniques we follow to remove a safety pin via bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy.


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