Multiple pellets expectoration: bronchial repair by using a costal cartilage graft.
Foreign body expectoration resulting from penetrating thoracic injury is an extremely rare condition. It requires bronchoscopy for diagnosis, and if there is a bronchial wound with a large tissue defect, costal cartilage grafting covered with a vascularized muscle flap is suggested as a good alternative for the treatment.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey. foguzkaya@erciyes.edu.tr
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