Foreign body - left main bronchus

Diagnosis certain

Citation, DOI, disclosures and case data

Citation:

Salam H, Foreign body - left main bronchus. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9115

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9115

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/9115?iframe=true

rID:

9115

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Hani Makky Al Salam had no recorded disclosures.

Case published:

18 Mar 2010

Revisions:

Systems:

Chest, Paediatrics

Tags:

foreign_body

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Linear metallic foreign body in the left main bronchus with associated left lower lobe atelectasis.