Case Report

Office Removal of a Subglottic Bread Clip

Figure 1

(a) Identification of bread clip wedged into subglottic airway. (b) Using a flexible endoscope with a working channel, a cupped biopsy forceps is introduced into the laryngeal introitus and used to grasp the foreign body. (c) The bread clip is easily withdrawn with the cupped forceps and ultimately removed transorally. (d) The removed foreign body, covered with purulent secretions.
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