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NOSE STUD SCREW ASPIRATION– A TINY FOREIGN BODY WITH POTENTIALLY HUGE DISASTER: 2 CASES WITH DIFFERENT WAYS OF RETRIEVAL
Khai Lip Ng1, Nai Chien Huan2, Ummi Nadira Daut3, Noorul Afidza Muhammad4, Mona Zaria Nasaruddin5, Jamalul Azizi Abdul Rahaman6.
Foreign body aspiration refers to accidental inhalation of foreign body into the respiratory tract. More commonly observed in children, foreign body aspiration is less common in adults. Traditionally observed amongst Indian women, nose piercing and jewellery are gaining popularity in various communities for the past decade. Aspiration of tiny nose jewellery such as nose stud screws is a serious and potentially fatal event. Small foreign bodies may dislodge further into the subsegmental bronchus, rendering bronchoscopic retrieval technically challenging. Herein, we report the first 2 cases of nose stud screw aspiration. Both of our patients were asymptomatic. Both foreign bodies were successfully retrieved via bronchoscopy using different tools and methods.
Affiliation:
- Department of Pulmonology, Hospital Serdang, Jalan Puchong, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Department of Pulmonology, Hospital Serdang, Jalan Puchong, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Department of Medicine, Hospital Pengajar Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Department of Pulmonology, Hospital Serdang, Jalan Puchong, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Department of Pulmonology, Hospital Serdang, Jalan Puchong, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Department of Pulmonology, Hospital Serdang, Jalan Puchong, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia, Malaysia
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