Foreign bodies in the airways often occur in subjects with risk factors (neurological diseases with impaired cough and swallowing reflexes or subjects abusing sedatives or alcohol) or in favorable circumstances (laughing, crying, choking during meals...). Below is a clinical case of a foreign body in the airways to help us better understand this condition.

Removing foreign bodies from the trachea through rigid bronchoscopy is an effective method of removing foreign bodies from the trachea. This method is performed by experts experienced in rigid bronchoscopy.