Open AccessSpontaneous aspiration of a long tree twig as foreign body
Author(s) -
Hashimoto Kosuke,
Kaira Kyoichi,
Kobayashi Kunihiko,
Murayama Yoshitake,
Kagamu Hiroshi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.401
Subject(s) - twig , foreign body aspiration , medicine , foreign body , stoma (medicine) , tree (set theory) , surgery , traditional medicine , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Key message Spontaneous aspiration of a long tree twig as foreign body is an extremely rare condition. The presence of a permanent tracheal stoma in a laryngectomized patient should be considered as a predisposing factor for foreign body aspiration.