J Korean Radiol Soc.
2008 Mar;58(3):265-268. 10.3348/jkrs.2008.58.3.265.
The Diagnosis of Old Gravel Aspiration in Adults by MDCT: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Ansan Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, Korea. mimowdr@naver.com
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Ansan Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, Korea.
- KMID: 1852940
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2008.58.3.265
Abstract
- We report a case of old gravel aspiration in a 57-year-old man who had been accidentally buried in a field of construction for ten hours, three years prior. A chest radiograph showed peribronchial pneumonic infiltrates in the right lower lobe, with a proximal ovoid radiopaque endobronchial density at the trunchus basalis. These findings were more clearly visualized on the 64-channel multidetector CT (MDCT). Moreover, the patient recovered from his condition, following a bronchoscopic retrieval. However, the patient had persistent bronchiectasis of the right lower lobe on a subsequent follow-up chest radiograph, one month later.
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