An interesting case of a wandering foreign body in the tracheobronchial tree.
Inhaled foreign body (FB) is a rare clinical entity for the ENT surgeon. We present a case of an inhaled foreign body in the right main bronchus shown to move to the left main bronchus by repeat chest X-ray during a delay prior to removal. The role of repeat chest X-ray if there is a significant delay before removal of an inhaled foreign body and the optimal management are discussed.
Tsikoudas
Alexandros
A
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, R. Victoria Hospital, Kircaldy, Scotland, UK. atsikoudas@yahoo.co.uk
Sheikh
Saghir
S
D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi; D001995:Bronchography; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans