Hollow bone in the bronchus or the danger of chicken soup.
A 6-month-old infant arrived at the emergency room with severe respiratory distress after being spoon-fed chicken soup. Air entry was normal, chest X-rays were normal, and bronchoscopy revealed a hollow chicken bone lining the whole left main bronchus.
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Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Meyer
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Godfrey
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D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D001980:Bronchi; D002645:Chickens; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology