title: Accidental ingestion of a tracheal stent.
abstract: A 53-year-old man with tracheobronchomalacia had two stents placed in his airways to maintain patency. He ingested one of the tracheal stents that was inadvertently dislodged during a brief coughing episode. The swallowed stent was recovered without complications.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29412, USA.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Mattison
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Frye
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Collop
mesh_terms: D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D003106:Colon; D003371:Cough; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones