An unnoticed broken sheathed metallic stylet in an endotracheal tube : a case report

Abstract EN

We report a 58-years old patient, who underwent surgery for a fracture to the neck of the femur.

Tracheal intubation was performed with the aid of a stylet ; however, 15 minutes later, it was brought to the notice of the attending anesthesiologist that a broken piece of stylet had been left inside the lumen of the endotracheal tube.

Prior to this, there was no evidence of a foreign body in the endotracheal tube or tracheobronchial tree.

The broken Piece of stylet was successfully retrieved with the help of a Kocher’s forceps.