PMC9968441_01
Rigid bronchoscopy showed a foreign body (blue arrow) impacted at the right main bronchus with surrounding edema.
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FIG1
A whitish, cylindrical foreign body with a hole in the center was seen lodged in the right main bronchus (Figure 1).
Complete removal of foreign body, a toy blowout whistle (yellow arrow) measuring 1.5cm in length.
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FIG2
The solid foreign body, which turned out to be a toy blowout whistle (Figures 2, 3), was removed uneventfully using optical forceps.
Yellow arrow showing the presence of a semilunar hole acting as a valve in the removed foreign body.
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FIG3
The solid foreign body, which turned out to be a toy blowout whistle (Figures 2, 3), was removed uneventfully using optical forceps.