Middle Lobe Syndrome Caused by Occult Foreign Body in the Bronchus Intermedius: A case report / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 498-501, 2006.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-172672
ABSTRACT
Occult bronchial foreign body is that long-standing foreign body lodge in bronchial tree. A 63-year-old male was admitted our hospital complaining of a cough. Chest computerized tomography and bronchoscopy showed collapse of right middle lobe and foreign body in the bronchus intermedius. After open thoracotomy and bronchotomy, foreign body was removed and collapsed middle lobe was ventilated. Herein we report a case of middle lobe syndrome caused by occult foreign body in the bronchus intermedius.
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Main subject:
Thorax
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Bronchi
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Bronchoscopy
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Thoracotomy
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Cough
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Foreign Bodies
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Middle Lobe Syndrome
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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