Christmas surprise: The unnoticed journey of a needle—from bronchus to intestine

We report on a 14-year-old Arabian girl who suddenly developed coughing after having aspirated a needle used for fixing her headscarf. The chest X-ray showed the needle located in the right main bronchus. However, subsequent flexible bronchoscopy could not detect any foreign body. A further X-ray of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respiratory medicine 2005-12, Vol.99 (12), p.1600-1602
Hauptverfasser:	Graffstädt, H., Dieckow, B., Grüber, C., Stöver, B., Niggemann, B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Aspiration Biological and medical sciences Bronchi Bronchography Bronchoscopy Female Foreign body Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging Humans Intestines - diagnostic imaging Medical sciences Migrating Needle Needles Pneumology Wandering
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