Bronchial obstruction by incorporation of aspirated vegetable material in the bronchial wall.
The bronchoscpie, cytologic, and histologic features of a foreign body of vegetable origin embedded in the wall of a bronchus are described. The utility of bronchial biopsy in the diagnosis of this obscure cause of bronchial obstruction is emphasized, and the mode of treatment described.
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D012119:Respiration; D014675:Vegetables