Very long term retention of bronchial foreign bodies two new cases and a review of the literature

D J Lyons; D McCleod; J Prichard; D Dowd; L Clancy

Very long term retention of bronchial foreign bodies two new cases and a review of the literature

Ir Med J. 1993 Mar;86(2):74-5.

Authors

D J Lyons¹, D McCleod, J Prichard, D Dowd, L Clancy

Affiliation

¹ St James's Hospital, Dublin.

PMID: 8473146

Abstract

We report two cases in which foreign bodies were retrieved from the bronchus after intervals of 25 years or more. Both occurred in women in their 30s, in neither case was there a history of aspiration, and both patients were asymptomatic for many years. The literature on protracted retention of bronchial foreign bodies is reviewed using a Medline search and relevant bibliography.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Bronchi*
Female
Foreign Bodies* / diagnosis
Foreign Bodies* / therapy
Humans
Time Factors