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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2019

Left destroyed lung caused by a pen cap in the left lower lobe bronchus "swallowed" 25 years ago.

Jiahan Cheng, Chuan Li, Erin M Corsini, Mara B Antonoff, Khosro Hekmat, Lunxu Liu

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Jiahan ChengDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Chuan LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Erin M CorsiniDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Mara B AntonoffDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Khosro HekmatDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany.
Lunxu LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Sichuan University · CNThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity of Cologne · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A delayed diagnosis of tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (FBA) may result in severe respiratory complications such as pneumonia, bronchiectasis, and atelectasis. Here, we present a rare case of a left lung destruction caused by a pen cap that remained in the left lower lobe bronchus for 25 years and was previously misdiagnosed as cavitary tuberculosis. The foreign body was not detected in bronchoscopic examination prior to surgery due to severe stenosis of the left main bronchus. The foreign body was found incidentally while the patient was undergoing left pneumonectomy. To the best of our knowledge, this the second longest delay to diagnosis of FBA reported. This case also exemplifies the grave consequences of misdiagnosis of FBA.

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Foreign body aspiration (FBA)lung destruction

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PMID31930110
PMCPMC6944546
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