Foreign body in the lung for 45 years without symptoms.

نویسندگان

  • V Thomas
  • G Chandy
  • D D Rolston
چکیده

Patients with foreign bodies in the bronchopulmonary tree seldom remain asymptomatic for long (Abdul Majid et al. 1976). We report here a patient who aspirated a 22 carat gold safety-pin at 10 years of age and who continues to be free of respiratory symptoms 45 years later.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British journal of diseases of the chest

دوره 80 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1986