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Axial view of computed tomography scan of thorax showing calcified foreign objects (red arrows) in the left and right main bronchus.
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A repeat CT of the thorax showed hyperdense filling defects obstructing the left main bronchus measuring 2.2 cm and in the bronchus intermedius measuring 1.5 cm (Figures 1 and 2).
Coronal view of computed tomography scan of thorax showing calcified foreign objects (red arrows) in the left and right main bronchus.
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A repeat CT of the thorax showed hyperdense filling defects obstructing the left main bronchus measuring 2.2 cm and in the bronchus intermedius measuring 1.5 cm (Figures 1 and 2).
Bronchoscopy images.
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The patient underwent flexible bronchoscopy, which showed fragmented pill in the left mainstem bronchus and in the right bronchus intermedius, which was removed with cryotherapy (Figures 3).
Fragments of acellular polarizable foreign material.
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Pathological evaluation of the specimens revealed particles of polarizable foreign materials (Figure 4).