Empyema thoracis caused by a foreign body inhaled 30 years previously.
We present the case of a 73 year old Caucasian male who developed a left sided pneumonia and empyema secondary to a foreign body inhaled 30 years before. The foreign body, a bone fragment, was lodged at the bifurcation of the left main bronchus and could only be removed via bronchotomy. The patient experienced a swift recovery and was well at follow-up 6 months later.
St. Luke's Hospital, Cardiothoracic Unit, Gwardamangia, Malta. kevin.schembri@magnet.mt
Kevin
K
Schembri
Viktor
V
Serafimov
Stephen
S
Montefort
Alexander
A
Manche