Removal of an endobronchial foreign body using an ultrathin flexible bronchoscope and a novel suction system.

J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol

*Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University †Department of Breast and General Thoracic Surgery, Naga Municipal Hospital Wakayama, Japan.

Published: October 2013

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