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Chest computerized tomography scan showing foreign body located just above the carina (straight arrow)
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F1
A neck and chest CT was requested which demonstrated a thin mass just above and straddling the carina [Figure 1].
Object removed at bronchoscopy
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F2
He had repeat combined flexible and rigid bronchoscopy which identified the FB covered with granulation tissue which was then successfully extracted [Figures 2 and 3].
Object as seen in its unaltered state
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F3
He had repeat combined flexible and rigid bronchoscopy which identified the FB covered with granulation tissue which was then successfully extracted [Figures 2 and 3].