Removal of bronchial foreign body in a ventilated preterm infant with flexible bronchoscopy

Pediatric PulmonologyEarly View CLINICAL CORRESPONDENCE Removal of bronchial foreign body in a ventilated preterm infant with flexible bronchoscopy Pierre Goussard PhD, Corresponding Author Pierre Goussard PhD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-1146-1307 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Correspondence Pierre Goussard, PhD, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, PO Box 241, Cape Town 8000, South Africa. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorLizelle van Wyk PhD, Lizelle van Wyk PhD orcid.org/0000-0001-9245-3282 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South AfricaSearch for more papers by this authorShyam Venkatakrishna MBBS, Shyam Venkatakrishna MBBS Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Contribution: Formal analysis, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorSavvas Andronikou PhD, Savvas Andronikou PhD Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Contribution: Formal analysis, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorChantelle Myburgh FC, Paed (SA), Chantelle Myburgh FC, Paed (SA) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysisSearch for more papers by this authorAndre Gie PhD, Andre Gie PhD Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author Pierre Goussard PhD, Corresponding Author Pierre Goussard PhD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-1146-1307 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Correspondence Pierre Goussard, PhD, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, PO Box 241, Cape Town 8000, South Africa. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorLizelle van Wyk PhD, Lizelle van Wyk PhD orcid.org/0000-0001-9245-3282 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South AfricaSearch for more papers by this authorShyam Venkatakrishna MBBS, Shyam Venkatakrishna MBBS Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Contribution: Formal analysis, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorSavvas Andronikou PhD, Savvas Andronikou PhD Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Contribution: Formal analysis, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorChantelle Myburgh FC, Paed (SA), Chantelle Myburgh FC, Paed (SA) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysisSearch for more papers by this authorAndre Gie PhD, Andre Gie PhD Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa Contribution: ​Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.26731Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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