Cockroach in right main bronchus--an unusual foreign body.
Foreign body aspiration in children is not a uncommon clinical problem. Usually the foreign body is of vegetable origin. It is distinctly uncommon to find a living organism like cockroach, especially a large one as a foreign body in respiratory tract. Here we report one such rare experience.
Gokhale
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
Rajagopal
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D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003058:Cockroaches; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*