TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral aspiration of tracheoesophageal voice prostheses
AU - Driscoll, James A.
AU - Daughaday, Carlos C.
PY - 2007/7/1
Y1 - 2007/7/1
N2 - The aspiration of foreign bodies is not an uncommon event, though bilateral foreign body aspiration is very rare. Tracheoesophageal voice prostheses are used to enable alaryngeal speech, but the aspiration of these devices is a well-recognized risk of use. We report a case of bilateral foreign body aspiration, occurring in a patient who had received a second tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis after aspirating one of these devices then refusing bronchoscopic removal. Both voice prostheses were subsequently removed without incident using a flexible bronchoscope.
AB - The aspiration of foreign bodies is not an uncommon event, though bilateral foreign body aspiration is very rare. Tracheoesophageal voice prostheses are used to enable alaryngeal speech, but the aspiration of these devices is a well-recognized risk of use. We report a case of bilateral foreign body aspiration, occurring in a patient who had received a second tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis after aspirating one of these devices then refusing bronchoscopic removal. Both voice prostheses were subsequently removed without incident using a flexible bronchoscope.
KW - Flexible bronchoscopy
KW - Foreign body aspiration
KW - Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34547650517&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/LBR.0b013e318073d750
DO - 10.1097/LBR.0b013e318073d750
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34547650517
SN - 1070-8030
VL - 14
SP - 201
EP - 203
JO - Journal of Bronchology
JF - Journal of Bronchology
IS - 3
ER -