An unusual endobronchial foreign body.
A 24-year-old male presented with features of pneumonia of right lower lobe. Chest radiograph after treatment showed cystic opacities in the right lower zone along with a radio-opaque foreign body at the right cardiophrenic angle. The foreign body was successfully removed via the fibreoptic bronchoscope. It was a very unusual type of foreign body with an equally unusual mode of aspiration.
Barthwal
M S
MS
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Military Hospital (Cardio Thoracic Centre), Pune, India.
Dutta
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Narula
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D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography