A strange case of foreign body embolism in the right lower pulmonary artery

We describe the case of a patient who experienced episodes of massive hemoptysis with inconclusive radiological findings, who underwent a thoracotomy with the discovery of a wooden object of 7 cm in length in the right lower lobe artery, with no apparent mechanism of injury.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11748-020-01570-5

Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - January 5, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research