Resumen

CORTES A, CLAUDIO; HORWITZ Z, BENJAMÍN  y  DIAZ, JUAN CARLOS. Bilateral foreign bodies in the airway: Report of one case. Rev. méd. Chile [online]. 2010, vol.138, n.4, pp.470-472. ISSN 0034-9887.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872010000400011.

Inhaled foreign bodies can be a life-threatening emergency and requires immediate intervention. We report a 40-year-old man who came to the ER complaining of chest pain and cough. He had lost his dental prosthesis. Chest X-Rays showed two foreign bodies, one at the intermediate bronchus and the other at the left posterior basal segmental bronchus. By fbrobronchoscopy, porcelain fused to a metal dental crown of six teeth was extracted from the right side, and a cast of metal from the left side.

Palabras clave : Airway obstruction; Dental prosthesis; Foreign bodies.

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