PMC3931216_01
Aspirated foreign body blocking suction cather tip
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F1
The CCSS was disconnected and on close inspection a tiny stone blocking its tip could be seen [Figure 1: Blocked tip of CCSS]; [Figure 2: On close observation tiny stone foreign body blocking the tip of catheter] which the patient probably inhaled/aspirated at the time of accident.
Magnified view of the stone foreign body
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F2
The CCSS was disconnected and on close inspection a tiny stone blocking its tip could be seen [Figure 1: Blocked tip of CCSS]; [Figure 2: On close observation tiny stone foreign body blocking the tip of catheter] which the patient probably inhaled/aspirated at the time of accident.