RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An airway traffic jam: a plastic traffic cone masquerading as bronchial carcinoma
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr-2017-220514
DO 10.1136/bcr-2017-220514
VO 2017
A1 Nicholas Denny
A1 Usman Maqsood
A1 Stephen Fowler
A1 Mohammed Munavvar
YR 2017
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-220514.abstract
AB Tracheobronchial foreign body (TFB) aspiration is a common occurrence in children compared with adults. Long-standing cases of TFB aspiration during childhood presenting in an adult have rarely been reported. We report the unique case of an endobronchial Playmobil traffic cone that went undetected for 40 years and presented as a suspected bronchogenic carcinoma. This was subsequently removed successfully with flexible bronchoscopy. To our knowledge this is the first case of a TFB that was overlooked this length of time.