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Spontaneous expulsion of unusual tracheobronchial foreign body

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An extremely rare case of long, thin and sharp pin in a young boy which was inhaled initially and defied removal at branchoscopy was eventually recovered in stool after a long and variable course through alimentary tract has been reported.

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  1. The Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, MGM’s Medical College and Hospital, Kamothe, New Mumbai

    R. V. Patel (FRCS), Snehlata S. Deshmukh, R. K. Gandhi, S. N. Kadam, N. N. Kadam & Sudhakar Sane

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Patel, R.V., Deshmukh, S.S., Gandhi, R.K. et al. Spontaneous expulsion of unusual tracheobronchial foreign body. Indian J Pediatr 68, 173–174 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02722040

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