Massive Hemoptysis After Aspiration of a Toothpick Rajeev P. Misra, DO, Charles A. Dietl, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 91, Issue 3, Pages 921-922 (March 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.025 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Detail of coronal view of computed tomographic scan of the chest showing a dense radio-opaque foreign body measuring approximately 6 cm in length (arrow), lodged within a subsegmental bronchus of the left lower lobe, associated with focal air and parenchymal hemorrhage. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 921-922DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.025) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Wooden toothpick covered with blood clots retrieved from the left lower lobe bronchus during the operation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 921-922DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.025) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions