title: 41 years into the bronchial tree: a very obstructive cap.
abstract: Inhaled foreign body, which remains unknown from the childhood until the mid-age is extremely rare. We report the case of a 58-year-old man who was addressed to our department to remove a pen cap, inhaled forty-one years earlier. It was discovered during a routine pre-op check-up for bronchiectasis, caused by the long period of retention into the bronchial tree. The successful removal of the cap changed completely the therapeutic strategy, as there was no indication for surgical resection any more.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et d'Oncologie Thoracique, Hôpital Nord CHU de Saint Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Aude
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pellissier
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique EHU d'Oran, Algeria.
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kebdani
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique EHU d'Oran, Algeria.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lacheheb
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et d'Oncologie Thoracique, Hôpital Nord CHU de Saint Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Ségolène
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lainez
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et d'Oncologie Thoracique, Hôpital Nord CHU de Saint Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Marios E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Froudarakis
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et d'Oncologie Thoracique, Hôpital Nord CHU de Saint Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vergnon
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057234:Preoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: bronchiectasis; foreign body; inhalation; rigid bronchoscopy