REPORT OF CASES
CASE 1.—Unusual foreign body in left main bronchus of child 5 years old removed through peroral endoscopy.
History.—Bernard S., aged 5 years, was referred to me by Dr. Jacob Sobel on Nov. 21, 1928. On November 19, the child played in the street and was perfectly well until 1 p. m. He came home complaining of pain in the epigastrium, vomiting, cough and slight cyanosis of the lips. The mother gave him some castor oil and an enema, which apparently relieved his symptoms temporarily, and he resumed his play.
At 5 o'clock on the same day he returned home complaining again of abdominal pain. He coughed and vomited and showed some cyanosis of the lips. The mother now summoned the family physician, and on his visit at 8 o'clock that evening he found the child breathing rapidly, in distress and crying because of upper abdominal pain.
Examination
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