Haemoptysis due to unsuspected foreign body penetration of the oesophagus.
A 42-year-old man presented with haemoptysis of undetermined cause for five months despite thorough investigation. Exploratory thoracotomy showed there had been "silent" penetration by a chicken bone through oesophagus into the lung. A retrospective review showed that the foreign body could be seen in only four out of 54 chest roentgenograms taken.
D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography