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From: The illuminated airway: flexible bronchoscopic removal of an aspirated LED bulb in an adolescent boy

Fig. 1

A Chest X-ray PA view showing hyperinflated right lung, partial volume loss on left side, and the radio-opaque metallic foreign body in left mainstem bronchus. B Bronchoscopic view of the foreign body located approximately 2 cm from the main carina in left main bronchus and completely occluding it. Surrounding edematous mucosa and granulation tissue, and excessive airway secretions, are also visible. C Foreign body extraction under bronchoscopic vision using a flexible biopsy forceps. D The extracted foreign body: LED bulb with plastic cap and metal filaments

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