A strange case of foreign body embolism in the right lower pulmonary artery.
Foreign body
Nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary artery
Journal
General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
ISSN: 1863-6713
Titre abrégé: Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 101303952
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
received:
07
09
2020
accepted:
12
12
2020
pubmed:
6
1
2021
medline:
24
4
2021
entrez:
5
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Foreign bodies in the pulmonary circulation have been documented in the literature, with almost all cases being iatrogenic, involving venous catheters, or due to penetrating foreign body emboli. Foreign body pulmonary emboli are often difficult to diagnose due to their varied clinical presentation, the nature of the embolizing material and dubious radiological features. We describe the case of a patient who experienced episodes of massive hemoptysis with inconclusive radiological findings, who underwent a thoracotomy with the discovery of a wooden object of 7 cm in length in the right lower lobe artery, with no apparent mechanism of injury.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33400199
doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01570-5
pii: 10.1007/s11748-020-01570-5
pmc: PMC7783300
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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