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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul 27;15(7):e250530.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-250530.

Airway foreign body during bronchoscopy: an unexpected complication when using a dual-axis swivel adapter

Laurence Weinberg  1   2 , Nicholas Shearer  3 , David Minh Chuong Duong  4 , Tom Neal-Williams  3
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Case Reports

Airway foreign body during bronchoscopy: an unexpected complication when using a dual-axis swivel adapter

Laurence Weinberg et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Accidents, injuries; Adult intensive care; Anaesthesia; Respiratory medicine.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Defect in the airway swivel adapter after removal of the endobronchial ultrasound.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Airway foreign body in the distal trachea.
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