Publication: Retained bronchial foreign body diagnosed after 29 years of penetrating chest trauma
Date
2022
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN 2822-1893 eISSN 2822-2016
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 31 - 33
Publisher
Nepalese Respiratory Society
Abstract
Abstract:
This is a case of retained bronchial foreign body identified by Computed Tomography (CT) scan after 29 years of initial penetrating chest trauma. The patient had a long-standing history of shortness of breath which was diagnosed and treated as recurrent pulmonary infections. The case report is an attempt towards eliciting the importance of CT scan in identifying such foreign bodies. Interpretation & diagnosis of long standing organic foreign bodies may present with occasional diagnostic dilemma. However, prompt and accurate diagnosis is necessary to prevent complications that can be serious and, as in our case, potentially fatal.
Description
Ankit Rimal
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Bishika Pun
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Frontline Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Bipin Karki
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ashmita Paudel
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Utsav Lal Pradhan
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Pramesh Sunder Shrestha
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
Foreign body bronchus, penetrating trauma, sepsis
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3126/nrj.v1i2.54934