Foreign body aspiration in a pregnant woman: successfully removed roasted chickpea

POYRAZ B. M., Alkilic A., ÖZKAN M., Kasap S. S. T., Numanoglu N., Tulunay G.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, vol.66, no.1, pp.68-71, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 66 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/tt.66180
  • Journal Name: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.68-71
  • Keywords: Foreign body aspiration, pregnancy, OF-THE-LITERATURE, FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Foreign body aspiration is a serious health problem in all age groups, and in pregnancy it may cause serious complications for the fetus as well as the pregnant woman. Here we present our case of a 36 years old 22 weeks pregnant woman, accidentally aspirating roasted chickpea upon laughing. She had the complaints of coughing and shortness of breath on admission, bronchoscopy was performed, and the roasted chickpea blocking the entrance of right lower lobe bronchus was removed without any complications. For foreign body aspiration in pregnancy, bronchoscopy is a rather safer procedure when performed by an experienced team.