The Diagnosis of Old Gravel Aspiration in Adults by MDCT: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2008.58.3.265
- Author:
Miyoung KIM
1
;
Ki Yeol LEE
;
Bo Kyoung SEO
;
Je Hyeong KIM
;
Ki Hwan JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Ansan Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, Korea. mimowdr@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Adults;
Foreign bodies;
Thorax;
Lung, diseases
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bronchiectasis;
Follow-Up Studies;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Thorax;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2008;58(3):265-268
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of old gravel aspiration in a 57-year-old man who had been accidentally buried in a field of construction for ten hours, three years prior. A chest radiograph showed peribronchial pneumonic infiltrates in the right lower lobe, with a proximal ovoid radiopaque endobronchial density at the trunchus basalis. These findings were more clearly visualized on the 64-channel multidetector CT (MDCT). Moreover, the patient recovered from his condition, following a bronchoscopic retrieval. However, the patient had persistent bronchiectasis of the right lower lobe on a subsequent follow-up chest radiograph, one month later.
