TY - JOUR
T1 - Longstanding endobronchial foreign body
T2 - A case report
AU - Trisolini, R.
AU - Dore, R.
AU - Bertolini, R.
AU - Pasturenzi, L.
AU - Fede Catania, A.
AU - Gualtieri, G.
AU - Luisetti, M.
AU - Torre, M.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - There are many circumstances in which the diagnosis of endobronchial inhalation of a foreign body (FB) can be missed. Generally, in such cases, within weeks or at most months from the event, clinical bronchopulmonary symptoms develop which allow a correct diagnosis to be made and significant complications to be avoided. We report the case of a patient in whom an endobronchial FB remained undiagnosed, because of lack of symptoms, for almost three years, and then caused significant complications before being identified and removed. Problems related to diagnosis and therapy are discussed.
AB - There are many circumstances in which the diagnosis of endobronchial inhalation of a foreign body (FB) can be missed. Generally, in such cases, within weeks or at most months from the event, clinical bronchopulmonary symptoms develop which allow a correct diagnosis to be made and significant complications to be avoided. We report the case of a patient in whom an endobronchial FB remained undiagnosed, because of lack of symptoms, for almost three years, and then caused significant complications before being identified and removed. Problems related to diagnosis and therapy are discussed.
KW - Endobronchial foreign body
KW - Fiberoptic bronchoscopy
KW - Pneumonia
KW - Spiral CT scan
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M3 - Article
C2 - 18493510
AN - SCOPUS:0032873028
VL - 5
SP - 257
EP - 261
JO - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
JF - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
SN - 1070-3608
IS - 4
ER -