Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspiration

Aspiration of foreign bodies during dental procedures is a rare but potentially serious complication. We present a case of a 75-year-old man who aspirated a dental crown requiring flexible bronchoscopic retrieval. We discuss the risk factors for aspiration, the radiographic features of diagnosis, an...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:Radiology Case Reports
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Nicholas M. Mark, MD, Juan N. Lessing, MD, Başak Çoruh, MD
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Elsevier 2015-12-01
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315301023
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الملخص:Aspiration of foreign bodies during dental procedures is a rare but potentially serious complication. We present a case of a 75-year-old man who aspirated a dental crown requiring flexible bronchoscopic retrieval. We discuss the risk factors for aspiration, the radiographic features of diagnosis, and the techniques for management and retrieval.
تدمد:1930-0433