Inhalation of foreign body: "Avoidable lobectomy. A case report''

Mbonicura Jean Claude (1) , Bivahagumye L (2) , Niyonkuru S (3) , Dunduri D (4) , Harakandi S (5) , Ndikumwenayo F (6)
(1) , Burundi
(2) University of Burundi, Teaching Hospital of Kamenge, ENT , Burundi
(3) Kira Hospital, General Surgery , Burundi
(4) University of Burundi, Teaching Hospital of Kamenge, General Surgery , Burundi
(5) University of Burundi, Teaching Hospital of Kamenge, Anesthesiology , Burundi
(6) University of Burundi, Teaching Hospital of Kamenge, Pneumology , Burundi
https://doi.org/10.15520/jcmro.v3i03.263

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Vol. 3 No. 03 (2020)
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    inhaled foreign body, lobectomy, Teaching Hospital of Kamenge
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Aim: Describe the difficulties of treating an inhaled foreign body in a resource-limited country.


It was a 6-year-old girl who was brought to an ENT specialist for persistent cough for 2 months after the notion of foreign body inhalation. We report the therapeutic circuit that led to a lobectomy after endoscopic failures.

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Mbonicura Jean Claude
mbonicurajc@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Bivahagumye L
University of Burundi, Teaching Hospital of Kamenge, ENT
Niyonkuru S
Kira Hospital, General Surgery
Dunduri D
University of Burundi, Teaching Hospital of Kamenge, General Surgery
Harakandi S
University of Burundi, Teaching Hospital of Kamenge, Anesthesiology
Ndikumwenayo F
University of Burundi, Teaching Hospital of Kamenge, Pneumology
Claude, M. J. ., L, B. ., S, N. ., D, D. ., S, H. ., & F, N. . (2020). Inhalation of foreign body: "Avoidable lobectomy. A case report’’. Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion, 3(03), 426–429. https://doi.org/10.15520/jcmro.v3i03.263
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