Abstract
We report a 54 year old male with an intrabronchial fishbone that had been impacted for 12 years and presented as recurrent pneumonia of the right lower lobe. The fishbone was successfully removed by fibreoptic bronchoscopy.
MeSH terms
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Bronchi / surgery*
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Bronchoscopy / methods*
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Disease-Free Survival
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Endoscopes
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Endoscopy / methods*
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Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
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Foreign Bodies / surgery*
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Granuloma, Foreign-Body / diagnostic imaging
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Granuloma, Foreign-Body / etiology
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Granuloma, Foreign-Body / surgery*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Time Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed