A Case of Successful Removal of a Bronchial Foreign Body (A Pickled Plum Stone) Using Five-pronged Grasping Forceps and Alligator Grasping Forceps

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  • 軟性気管支鏡下に五脚鉗子，V字鰐口鉗子を用いて摘出した気管支異物（梅干しの種）の1例

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<p>Background. A bronchial foreign body, such as a pickled plum stone, is rare; thus, the selection of an appropriate removal technique is important. Case. An 82-year-old woman with a drop in activities of daily living and decline in her cognitive function due to Parkinson's disease and depression was admitted to a mental hospital. After having a pickled plum for dinner, she developed dyspnea. Although the symptoms improved spontaneously, she developed dyspnea again three days later. Chest X-ray and computed tomography showed a bronchial foreign body (pickled plum stone) in the truncus intermedius; therefore, she was transferred to our hospital for bronchial foreign body removal. A bronchoscopic examination also detected the bronchial foreign body in the truncus intermedius. We removed it using five-pronged grasping forceps and alligator grasping forceps. Antibiotics were effective for treating her obstructive pneumonia; therefore, she was transferred back to the previous hospital. Conclusion. We encountered a case of successful removal of a bronchial foreign body (pickled plum stone) using five-pronged grasping forceps and alligator grasping forceps.</p>

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