Bite Damage to the Rigid Bronchoscope: A Report and Physics of an Extremely Rare Event

J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2024 Jan 1;31(1):88-90. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000947.

Authors

Cristiano Cesaro¹, Umberto Caterino¹, Francesco Rossi¹, Umberto Masi², Fabio Perrotta², Enzo Zamparelli³, Flavio Cesaro⁴, Alfonso Fiorelli⁵

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Bronchology.
² Unit of Pulmonology, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli" Monaldi Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli.
³ Unit of Anesthesia and Resuscitation Monaldi Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli.
⁴ Unit of Emergency Medicine and Surgery and First Aid, C.T.O. Hospital, Napoli, Italy.
⁵ Unit of Toracic Surgery University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli,".

PMID: 37735757
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000947

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Bronchoscopes*
Bronchoscopy*
Humans
Physics