title: Pill aspiration presenting as an endobronchial tumor.
abstract: Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The incidence of foreign body aspiration decreases significantly with increasing age, resulting in atypical presentations in adults. A high index of suspicion is required in adults presenting with respiratory symptoms. We present a rare case of a foreign body (pill) aspiration in an elderly female mimicking an obstructing endobronchial lesion.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of *Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonary †Anatomic Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jawad
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majid
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maskey
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanderlaan
authors.forename: Omar M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Folch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003452:Cryosurgery; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019338:Polypharmacy; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications; D013607:Tablets / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D013607:Tablets; D010100:Oxygen