Middle Lobe Syndrome Caused by Occult Foreign Body in the Bronchus Intermedius: A case report.
- Author:
Seung Jin LEE
1
;
Jae Yoon OH
;
Seock Yeol LEE
;
Cheol Sae LEE
;
Kihl Rho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Korea. csdoctor@sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign body;
Bronchus;
Middle lobe syndrome
- MeSH:
Bronchi*;
Bronchoscopy;
Cough;
Foreign Bodies*;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Middle Lobe Syndrome*;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2006;39(6):498-501
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Occult bronchial foreign body is that long-standing foreign body lodge in bronchial tree. A 63-year-old male was admitted our hospital complaining of a cough. Chest computerized tomography and bronchoscopy showed collapse of right middle lobe and foreign body in the bronchus intermedius. After open thoracotomy and bronchotomy, foreign body was removed and collapsed middle lobe was ventilated. Herein we report a case of middle lobe syndrome caused by occult foreign body in the bronchus intermedius.
