Foreign Bodies in the Chest: How Come They Are Seen in Adults?.
10.3348/kjr.2001.2.2.87
- Author:
Tae Jung KIM
;
Jin Mo GOO
;
Min Hoan MOON
;
Jung Gi IM
;
Mi Young KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Adults;
Foreign bodies;
Thorax
- MeSH:
Accidents;
Adolescent;
Adult;
Aged;
Aspiration;
Esophagus/radiography;
Female;
Foreign Bodies/*etiology/*radiography;
Heart/radiography;
Human;
Iatrogenic Disease;
Male;
Middle Age;
Radiography, Thoracic;
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't;
*Thorax;
Wounds and Injuries/complications;
Wounds, Gunshot/complications
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2001;2(2):87-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The radiologic and clinical findings of foreign bodies in the chest of children are well recognized. Foreign bodies in adults are infrequent, however, and the radiologic findings of these unusual circumstances have rarely been described. We classified various thoracic foreign bodies into three types according to their cause: Type I, Aspiration, Type II, Trauma or Accident; Type III, Iatrogenic. This pictorial essay will illustrate the radiologic findings and consequences of thoracic foreign bodies in adults, which have rarely been described in the radiologic literature. The clinical significance of thoracic foreign bodies will be also be discussed.
