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Natural expulsion of a sharp iron nail: Right main bronchus to the alimentary tract: A case report

Authors :
Pabina Rayamajhi
Prashant Tripathi
Rajendra Prasad Sharma Guragain
Prasanta Poudyal
Bigyan Raj Gyawali
Source :
Clinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 5, Pp n/a-n/a (2021), Clinical Case Reports
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Wiley, 2021.

Abstract

A young girl inhaled a pointed iron nail into the right main bronchus. However, both rigid bronchoscopy and oesophagoscopy failed to locate the nail. Surprisingly, it was detected in the abdomen by C‐arm and was expelled uneventfully while defecating two days later.

Details

ISSN :
20500904
Volume :
9
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical Case Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7de81de916584774e3522b2ba389e9dc