A case of foreign body aspiration diagnosed 5 years after the incident
Öz
Foreign body aspiration is rare in adult patients. The aspirated materials may be of various kinds and may not be diagnosed for a long period of time. The patients sometimes are even misdiagnosed and may be treated as asthma, pneumonia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. A 72-year-old male patient treated as such was discovered to have a foreign body aspiration 5 years after the incident. The clinical presentation, history, and treatment are presented.
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Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Olgu Sunumu
Yazarlar
Serhat Yalçinkaya
Dumlupınar University, Medical School, Department of Thoracic Surgery
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
29 Mart 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
30 Mart 2017
Kabul Tarihi
21 Nisan 2017
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1