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Editorial
. 2016 Sep;51(9):886-8.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.23521. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

Foreign body removal is getting "cooler"

Mikhail Kazachkov  1 , Alfin Vicencio  2
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Editorial

Foreign body removal is getting "cooler"

Mikhail Kazachkov et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Foreign body removal is commonly performed with the rigid bronchoscope. However, based on recent literature, extraction with the flexible bronchoscope has increased in popularity. Here, we discuss a new tool - the flexible cryoprobe - that may enhance foreign body retrieval in select patients and comment on the methods of foreign body extraction in the view of common clinical practice. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2016; 51:886-888. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: bronchoscopy; foreign body of airway.

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