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Chest radiograph before bronchoscopy showed an intubated patient with hyperlucency of the left hemithorax with segmental collapse of the left lower lobe. No radio-opaque lesion noted within the bronchus. There were consolidative changes in the perihilar region of the right middle and lower zones.
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The chest radiograph showed bilateral heterogenous opacities at the middle and lower zones at both sides of the lungs (Fig. 1).
Chest radiograph post-bronchoscopy showed improvement of the air trapping in the left hemithorax evidence by reduction of the hyperlucency. There is also increase aeration of the left lower lobe. Consolidative changes in the perihilar region of bilateral lower and middle zones.
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The repeat chest radiograph post-operatively showed increased in broncho vascular markings with minimal heterogeneous opacity at the right middle zone (Fig. 2).
The piece of chicken meat removed via bronchoscope.
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The adult bronchoscopy size 5.5mm was introduced and there was a chicken meat about 3 cm x 1 cm noted and removed from the left main bronchus near the carina (Fig. 3).