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Tooth in the right bronchus intermedius as seen on chest X-ray.
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Chest radiograph was reported as right middle lobe consolidation but careful observation revealed a foreign body (FB), likely a tooth in the right bronchus intermedius (Fig. 1).
Coronal CT with the aspirated tooth in rat bronchus intermedius.
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CT scan of chest showed a well calcified FB likely a tooth at the level of carina obstructing right intermedius bronchus and consolidation in right lower lobe indicating post-obstructive pneumonia (Fig. 2).
Rat tooth forceps.
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The FB was removed successfully with rat tooth forceps (Figs. 7 and 8).
The aspirated tooth removed by rat tooth forceps.
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The FB was removed successfully with rat tooth forceps (Figs. 7 and 8).