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19 April 2026 : Case report  China

Retrieval of Dental Foreign Bodies via Bronchoscopy During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a 9-Year-Old Boy

Unusual setting of medical care

Hanqing Shao E 1,2, Feizhou Zhang CD 1,2,3, Xiaowei Chen ORCID logo B 2,4, Fang Jin A 1,2,3, Hujun Wu BC 1,2,3, Xiaofen Tao D 1,2,3, Lei Wu BCDF 1,2,3, Tang Lanfang G 1,2*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950847

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950847

Figure 2 Findings of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) and foreign body extraction. (A) FB shows a white reflective foreign body occluding the right upper lobe bronchus lumen. (B) Foreign body basket entraps the foreign body, extracted together with endotracheal tube removal. (C) Right upper lobe bronchus is patent. (D) Left lower lobe bronchus has a white reflective foreign body occluding its lumen. (E) Retrieval with large forceps fails to pass the glottis despite repeated angular adjustments. (F) Net basket entrapment also fails to traverse the glottis despite repeated angular adjustments. (G) Foreign body basket is advanced into the left lower lobe bronchus. After adjusting to align the foreign body near-perpendicular to the glottis, it is successfully extruded through the glottis. (H) Basket-ensnared foreign body is maneuvered to the oropharynx and extracted via rigid bronchoscopy. (I) Left lower lobe bronchus is patent.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923