Intrathoracic gossypiboma causing intractable cough
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Intrathoracic gossypiboma causing intractable cough.
A 45-year old woman presented with a 5-month history of coughing, eight months after surgery for post-tubercular fibrosis with bronchiectasis. Upon computerized tomography (CT) scanning, a sponge-like structure was seen in the pneumonectomy cavity near the stump of the right main bronchus. Bronchoscopic examination revealed a whitish mass blocking the right main bronchial stump which, upon atte...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1569-9293,1569-9285
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivr058