OBJECTIVE: To define the clinical spectrum of tracheobronchial straight metallic pin @entity1173 in adults, assess predisposing conditions, evaluate the efficacy of bronchoscopy, and determine the outcome and complications at the largest 2 hospitals in Jordan. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 60 consecutive clinical cases from 2 referral-based medical centers (32 @entity1 at King Hussein Medical Center [KHMC] and 28 @entity1 at Al-Basheer Hospital). Medical records of adult @entity1 (>13 years of age) who presented with history of straight metallic pin @entity1173 over 6-year period (July 2000 and July 2006) were analyzed. Clinico-radiological features and location of the pins were studied. The flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) was used for @entity5744 ( @entity5744 ) identification and removal in all KHMC @entity1 ; video assisted rigid bronchoscope under general anesthesia was used at Al-Basheer Hospital. RESULTS: All @entity1 were females <28 years of age. Fifty-six @entity1 (93%) presented within the first 24 hours after @entity1173 . Medical history was suggestive of @entity5744 @entity1173 in all @entity1 . Chest x-rays demonstrated the radio opaque pins in all @entity1 . At bronchoscopy, the intermediate bronchus was the most common site of @entity5744 lodgment (62%). Ninety-two percent of @entity1 were discharged on the same day of the procedure. CONCLUSION: Tracheobronchial straight metallic pins are relatively frequent @entity5744 in Jordanian young females and can occur in a very specific clinical setting. Removal of these FBs can usually be accomplished successfully by FFB.

Tracheobronchial straight metallic pin XXXX in young Jordanian females.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity5744 :: ('MESH:D005547', 'Disease') :: ['foreign body', 'FB'] @entity1173 :: ('MESH:D053120', 'Disease') :: ['aspiration']
@entity1173 :: (MESH:D053120,Disease) :: ['aspiration']
