Accidental ingestion of a tracheal stent.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 53-year-old man with tracheobronchomalacia had two stents placed in his airways to maintain patency. He ingested one of the tracheal stents that was inadvertently dislodged during a brief coughing episode. The swallowed stent was recovered without complications.
Medical subject headings
- Colon
- Foreign Bodies
- Silicones
- Stents