Resumen

LEAL MURSULI, Armando et al. Intrapulmonary foreign body: a case report and literature review. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2009, vol.48, n.1. ISSN 0034-7493.

The case of a 58-year-old female patient that was admitted in «Dr. Miguel Enríquez» University Hospital due to a picture of respiratory difficulty with a non-satisfactory evolution was presented. After the hematological, imaging and functional complementary tests, an intrapulmonary foreign body was diagnosed. She was operated on, and a small nail was found in the inferior lobule of the left lung. Due to its uncommon localization in this type of accident and to the difficulty of the clinical suspicion and, consequently, of its treatment, this case was presented to show the most important clinical, surgical and pathological aspects.

Palabras clave : Foreign body; lung.

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