Foreign body extracted from respiratory tract
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 04 2016:
S Pausawnlal Vaiphei (5) s/o S Paulalmuan
Vaiphei of Saipum village, Churachandpur district arrived at Shija
Emergency and Trauma Centre today, following a stone being ac-
cidentally inhaled into the respiratory tract three days ago.
After
the critical nature of the problem was explained, the child was taken
to the operating room.
Critical care team including anaesthetists,
surgeons and paramedical staff went all out to remove the stone.
As the stone with tapering end was impacted in the left bronchus
(major branch of trachea) it became impossible to grasp it by con-
ventional instruments.
Surgeons then employed a balloon normally
used in ERCP to be inflated beyond the stone and pull out to extract
the stone.
The degree of difficulty is very much raised in such situ-
ation as the child could not be continuously anesthetized since the
bronchoscope had to be intermittently inserted into the respiratory
tract.
After successful extraction, the child is now recovering well
in the ICU, a statement issued by assistant manager (business de-
velopment) of SHRI said.