Asymptomatic inhaled foreign body. A bullet in the lung for 2 years
Salim, Muhammad U.;Asghar, Asif;Tareen, Irum;Azhar, Muhammad;
saudi medical journal2016Vol. 37pp. 1136-1139
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salim2016asymptomaticsaudi
Abstract
It is very rare to have a big foreign body in the lungs without any complications or symptoms for 2 years. A 14-year-old male with episodes of minor hemoptysis for 4 weeks had a history of inhalation of a bullet 2 years earlier. He had asymptomatic for lung complications for 2 years. The bullet was removed by right thoracotomy and non-anatomical wedge stapled resection, and he followed an uneventful recovery. An aspirated foreign body although big can remain asymptomatic for a long time, especially if it has migrated to the periphery.