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Case Reports
. 2016 Jun 14:2016:bcr2016215936.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215936.

Massive haemoptysis from a bougie intubating catheter in a patient with endobronchial sarcoid

Mark Alter  1 , Benjamin Peake  2 , Simon Grodski  3 , Laurence Weinberg  4
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Massive haemoptysis from a bougie intubating catheter in a patient with endobronchial sarcoid

Mark Alter et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
(A) Reconstructed diagram demonstrating the mechanism of massive haemoptysis where the intubating Frova catheter resulted in direct trauma to the bronchial sarcoid lesions. (B) Actual bronchoscopic view of the patient's tracheal bifurcation, with bronchial sarcoid lesions present at the level of the carina and right main bronchus.
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