title: Foreign bodies in the chest: how come they are seen in adults?
abstract: The radiologic and clinical findings of foreign bodies in the chest of children are well recognized. Foreign bodies in adults are infrequent, however, and the radiologic findings of these unusual circumstances have rarely been described. We classified various thoracic foreign bodies into three types according to their cause: Type I, Aspiration, Type II, Trauma or Accident; Type III, Iatrogenic. This pictorial essay will illustrate the radiologic findings and consequences of thoracic foreign bodies in adults, which have rarely been described in the radiologic literature. The clinical significance of thoracic foreign bodies will be also be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, SNUMRC, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Goo
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D001239:Inhalation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013909:Thorax; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications