Main bronchus foreign body

Case contributed by Vitalii Rogalskyi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Acute cough, squeezing after toy game.

Patient Data

Age: 5 years
Gender: Male

CT lungs

ct

Thoracic CT shows a cylindrical hollow foreign body into the lumen of right main bronchus.

Annotated images

Annotated image

Green arrow points on foreign body into the lumen of right main brochus.

Case Discussion

An element of LEGO toy was removed during a bronchoscopy. It was a hоllow cylinder.

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