Background. Aspirated thumbtacks are difficult to extract as the sharp edge of the thumbtack often is well imbedded within bronchial wall and its removal is technically demanding and may cause complications such as bronchial mucosal tear and bronchial wall perforation. These sharp metal objects are commonly removed using rigid bronchoscopy since their removal through flexible bronchoscopy is co...

OBJECTIVE To examine the value of therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy on subsequent ventilator weaning in ventilated patients with major airway obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review of the medical records of patients who were receiving mechanical ventilation up to the time of rigid bronchoscopy over the period from September 1994 to January 1999. The setting is in an acute tertia...

INTRODUCTION Foreign body in airway is a common emergency in ENT practice. As we know, Rigid Bronchoscopy is the method of choice for removing it, although at times it leads to specialists performing unnecessary bronchoscopy, exposing patients to hazards of general anesthesia. OBJECTIVE The objective of my study is to calculate sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, odds ratio f...

Bronchoscopy has the potential to propagate infections. Bacterial translocation was hypothesised to be the cause of infections observed following bronchoscopy and this study was designed to assess the risk of bacterial translocation following rigid bronchoscopy in rats. A total of 30 rats were evaluated. The study group (n=15) underwent rigid bronchoscopy. Arterial blood gas analysis was perfor...

Rigid bronchoscopy under general anesthesia enables performing diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures in the tracheobronchial tree. This technique is characterized by specific technical problems, insofar as the anesthesiologist and the operators share the same space, namely the airway. Several potential complications (hemorrhage inside the airway, threat to ventilation ...) may arise. These c...

We describe a case series of seven patients that demonstrates the usefulness of rigid bronchoscopy in percutaneous tracheostomy. The technique was used in selected patients who had a previous tracheostomy, a difficult airway, high risk of bleeding, or a tracheal stent in place.

Laryngoscopy and rigid bronchoscopy represent a necessary tool in the otolaryngologist's arsenal. The advancement in designing smaller and more versatile laryngeal equipment and fiber-optic telescopes as well as the increasingly higher resolution of still and video imagery have allowed otolaryngologists to better diagnose and treat many airway lesions. This chapter describes the basic equipment...

Background Bronchoscopy is an essential procedure for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating pediatric respiratory diseases. In this study, we demonstrate the indications contraindications of bronchoscopy done in a tertiary referral hospital, Al Qassimi Woman's Children's Hospital (AQWCH) Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), order to achieve better service. This study aims evaluate patients' char...

OBJECTIVE To explore how rigid and flexible bronchoscopy are used in pediatric otolaryngologic practice. DESIGN Survey. PARTICIPANTS Members of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology who practice in the United States and Canada and were listed in the membership directory were eligible. Of the 206 members, 24 practicing outside the United States or Canada and 11 without an e-mail a...

Received 23 January 2017 Revised 26 February 2017 Accepted 28 February 2017 Early online 19 May 2017 Print 31 July 2017 Flexible and rigid bronchoscopy is one of the most commonly employed procedures for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the field of otorhinolaryngology, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and anesthesiology. We put forward the results of a prospective observational...