Medical image of the week: tooth impaction and extraction
Autor: | Afaq T, Luraschi-Monjagatta C |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Zdroj: | Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Vol 5, Pp 302-302 (2012) |
ISSN: | 2160-6773 |
Popis: | A 66-year-old gentleman with a history Friedreich’s ataxia underwent a dental extraction procedure just prior to 4 weeks of traveling abroad. He was seen in emergency room for increasing weakness, cough and low grade fevers. His chest x-ray revealed a foreign body in the right main bronchus (Figure 1). He underwent bronchoscopy with forceps and basket removal of partially impacted teeth from the bronchus intermedius (Figure 2). |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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