[Endobronchial Helix pomatia. A very rare foreign-body aspiration].
Foreign-body aspiration is a frequent occurrence in children, but much less common in adults. The authors present a case report of a 57 year old adult, without any neurological disease, who aspirated a snail (Helix pomatia) during a meal.
Santos Costa
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Interno Complementar de Pneumologia, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro.
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D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006372:Helix, Snails; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography