Effect of surgery on delayed inhaled foreign body: a case report / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
; (24): 1264-1266, 2011.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
The occurrence of foreign body is uncommon in youths and adults. We report here a case of 16-year-old boy who inhaled a foreign body which was overlooked for 6 months. The patient suffered productive cough and received antibiotic treatment for 10 days. But the symptoms did not improve. Chest radiography and CT scan revealed a 1-cm-long needle-like foreign object in the right inferior lobar bronchus. Wedge resection of lung was finally performed because of severe hemorrhage caused by prior bronchoscopy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
General Surgery
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Bronchoscopy
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Radiography
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Foreign Bodies
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Lung
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Medical Journal
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article