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case_images: Chest X-ray clearly outlined the metallic density of the inner flange, lodged partly in the trachea and partly along the left main bronchus
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case_images: A subsequent X-ray of the chest clearly outlined the metallic density of the inner tube, lodged partly in the trachea and partly along the left main bronchus [Figure 1]. The inner flange of the tracheostomy tube was retrieved from the left main bronchus and removed through the tracheostomy stoma with the aid of a long foreign body forceps [Figure 1].
case_images: Bronchoscopy demonstrating the fractured inner flange of the metallic tracheostomy tube
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case_images: F2
case_images: A fracture at the junction between the inner tube and neck plate was found. [Figures 2 and 3].
case_images: The fractured inner flange of the metallic tracheostomy tube following rigid bronchoscopic removal
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case_images: F3
case_images: A fracture at the junction between the inner tube and neck plate was found. [Figures 2 and 3].