The importance of patient positioning for bronchial foreign body extraction: a case report

B. Pirkic, T. Babic, M. Stejskal, D. Maticic, D. Vnuk, M. Kreszinger and D. Stanin
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B. Pirkic: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
T. Babic: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
M. Stejskal: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
D. Maticic: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
D. Vnuk: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
M. Kreszinger: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
D. Stanin: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Veterinární medicína, 2009, vol. 54, issue 11, 547-549

Abstract: A bronchial foreign body was found in a dog. A circular foreign body was found radiographically in the left bronchus right after the bifurcation. A lateral thoracotomy was performed at the fifth intercostal space, guided by fluoroscopy. The positioning of the patient on the operating table can dislocate a movable foreign body, making the surgical extraction more challenging.

Keywords: bronchus; foreign body; patient position; fluoroscopy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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