Bronchial stricture secondary to pill aspiration.A 65-year-old woman developed slowly progressive dyspnea over a period of several months following aspiration of a potassium supplement tablet. Findings on her chest x-ray were unremarkable. Following administration of topical anesthesia, a transnasal esophagoscope e·soph·a·go·scope n. An endoscope for examining the interior of the esophagus. esophagoscope an endoscope for examination of the esophagus. (TNE TNE The Net Effect (UK) TNE Trusted Network Environment TNE The New Economics TNE Trans-Nasal Esophagoscopy TNE Test Nacelle Equipment TNE Thermal Noise Effect TNE Tina Network Element ) was used to perform tracheobronchoscopy. A circumferential stricture stricture /stric·ture/ (strik´chur) stenosis. stric·ture n. A circumscribed narrowing of a hollow structure. of approximately 60% was noted near the origin of the left middle lobe bronchus bronchus: see lungs. (figure). [FIGURE OMITTED] The patient was taken to the operating room for laser bronchoscopy, and the strictured area was dilated and the airway restored to a near-normal status. By using topical anesthesia delivered via the TNE working channel, an otolaryngologist can easily perform in-office tracheobronchoscopy. From the Center for Disorders, Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C.; www.thevoicecenter.org |
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