Development of organized pleural empyema as a result of occult foreign body aspiration

Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2023 Dec 31;65(6):1000-1004. doi: 10.3897/folmed.65.e91076.

Abstract

Foreign body (FB) aspiration is a rare incident in adults. Many patients cannot recall the episode of aspiration and are hospitalized with complications of an endobronchial FB.

Keywords: bronchoscopy foreign bronchial body surgery pleural empyema wrong treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bronchoscopy*
  • Empyema, Pleural* / diagnostic imaging
  • Empyema, Pleural* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Respiratory Aspiration / complications
  • Respiratory Aspiration / etiology