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  • Medical Case Reports
  • Pulmonology
  • Foreign Body Aspiration

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  • Foreign body aspiration is common in pediatric populations.
  • This report details a rare case of a foreign body in an adult airway.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a unique case of a foreign body in the bronchus of an adult.
  • To discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encountered.

Main Methods:

  • A case study of an adult male with a bronchial foreign body.
  • Initial management involved fiber-optic bronchoscopy.
  • Surgical intervention via thoracotomy with bronchotomy was performed due to failed bronchoscopy.

Main Results:

  • Successful extraction of an impacted thumb pin from the left lower lobe bronchus.
  • Demonstration of alternative surgical techniques when endoscopic removal fails.

Conclusions:

  • Bronchial foreign bodies in adults are uncommon but require prompt diagnosis and management.
  • Surgical intervention may be necessary for complex or impacted foreign bodies.