[Bilateral foreign bodies in the airway. Report of one case]

Rev Med Chil. 2010 Apr;138(4):470-2. Epub 2010 Jun 30.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Inhaled foreign bodies can be a life-threatening emergency and requires immediate intervention. We report a 40-year-old man who came to the ER complaining of chest pain and cough. He had lost his dental prosthesis. Chest X-Rays showed two foreign bodies, one at the intermediate bronchus and the other at the left posterior basal segmental bronchus. By fibrobronchoscopy, porcelain fused to a metal dental crown of six teeth was extracted from the right side, and a cast of metal from the left side.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Airway Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
  • Airway Obstruction / etiology
  • Bronchi*
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Denture, Partial*
  • Foreign Bodies / complications
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography