[Diagnostic image (278). A confused man with a cough].
A 69-year-old man with confusion and a subdural haematoma presented with a cough and a radiopaque lesion was visible on chest X-ray. Bronchoscopy revealed a push pin, which was removed successfully using a rigid bronchoscope.
A J Verheul
J W J Lammers
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd Longziekten.
D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D016896:Treatment Outcome