DELAYED PRESENTATION OF FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION IN ADULTS

Authors

  • Ana Catarina Alves Moreira Pulmonology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, EPE Almada, Portugal
  • Carolinaq Cintra Torres Thoracic Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte - Hospital Pulido Valente, Portugal
  • Carlos André Ribeiro da Silva Couto Pulmonology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, EPE Almada, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48729/pjctvs.16

Abstract

Foreign body (FB) aspiration in adults is usually associated with predisposing risk factors. Clinical manifestations are immediate but less frequently it could lead to insidious lung damage, as demonstrated by the presented case. We present a case of unsuspected FB aspiration, mimicking an infection vs lung tumour. After left lower lobectomy, pathology revealed a foreign body (animal bone) at the origin of the lingular bronchus.

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Published

08-04-2021

How to Cite

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Alves Moreira AC, Cintra Torres C, Ribeiro da Silva Couto CA. DELAYED PRESENTATION OF FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION IN ADULTS. Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc [Internet]. 2021 Apr. 8 [cited 2025 Jan. 2];28(1):57-8. Available from: https://pjctvs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/16

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2021): January - March

Section

Clinical Cases