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SPONTANEOUS EXPULSION OF INTRABRONCHIAL METALLIC FOREIGN BODY: A CASE REPORT

Inhalation of metallic foreign bodies is a rare event occurring mostly in children, and often requires early surgical intervention to avoid complications. We report a case of spontaneous expectoration of an intrabronchial metallic nail in an adult, 2 hours after inhalation.

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Autores principales: Hadi, Maha A., Al-Telmesani, Laila M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008577
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spelling pubmed-34370972012-09-24 SPONTANEOUS EXPULSION OF INTRABRONCHIAL METALLIC FOREIGN BODY: A CASE REPORT Hadi, Maha A. Al-Telmesani, Laila M. J Family Community Med Case Report Inhalation of metallic foreign bodies is a rare event occurring mostly in children, and often requires early surgical intervention to avoid complications. We report a case of spontaneous expectoration of an intrabronchial metallic nail in an adult, 2 hours after inhalation. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 1997 /pmc/articles/PMC3437097/ /pubmed/23008577 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Family and Community Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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SPONTANEOUS EXPULSION OF INTRABRONCHIAL METALLIC FOREIGN BODY: A CASE REPORT
title SPONTANEOUS EXPULSION OF INTRABRONCHIAL METALLIC FOREIGN BODY: A CASE REPORT
title_full SPONTANEOUS EXPULSION OF INTRABRONCHIAL METALLIC FOREIGN BODY: A CASE REPORT
title_fullStr SPONTANEOUS EXPULSION OF INTRABRONCHIAL METALLIC FOREIGN BODY: A CASE REPORT
title_full_unstemmed SPONTANEOUS EXPULSION OF INTRABRONCHIAL METALLIC FOREIGN BODY: A CASE REPORT
title_short SPONTANEOUS EXPULSION OF INTRABRONCHIAL METALLIC FOREIGN BODY: A CASE REPORT
title_sort spontaneous expulsion of intrabronchial metallic foreign body: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437097/
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