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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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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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author | Hadi, Maha A. Al-Telmesani, Laila M. |
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description | 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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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. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Hadi, Maha A. Al-Telmesani, Laila M. 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/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008577 |
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