Suture as an Endobronchial Foreign Body Causing Segmental Atelectasis After Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery A Case Report

摘要

Abstract: Foreign body aspiration is a common problem necessitating prompt recognition and early treatment,, Very rarely, foreign bodies left in situ after surgical interventions in the lung or other sites can migrate into the bronchial tree and cause symptoms. We report a case of chronic cough and hemoptysis 7 years after mitral valve replacement in whom bronchoscopy revealed an endobronchial suture, which presumably migrated from its original site in the heart, Removal of the suture was followed by prompt resolution of symptoms.