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The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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: 281-284, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-26820
ABSTRACT
Bronchial foreign bodies commonly occur through aspiration or inhalation. Here we present a very rare case of migration of a non-metallic foreign body into the bronchus 5 years after lobectomy. The foreign body, a Teflon pellet used to control parenchymal bleeding in the lung, was removed by a bronchofiberscope. Although the mechanism of migration remains unknown, our case and a previous Japanese case provide evidence that non-metallic foreign bodies can migrate from the lung parenchyma to the bronchus.