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case_images: Chest X-Ray showing new small bilateral pleural effusions
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: Computed tomography scan (axial view) showing 9-mm radiopaque body within the right lower lobe: (A) mediastinum window and (B) lung window
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case_images: Furthermore, a 0.9 mm curvilinear radiopaque body was identified within the right lower lobe bronchus, accompanied by adjacent debris (Figure 2).
case_images: Computed tomography scan (coronal View) showing near-complete opacification of the right lower lobe: (A) mediastinum window and (B) lung window
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case_images: FIG3
case_images: Other findings included upper lobe-predominant centrilobular emphysema and a 5-mm pleural-based pulmonary nodule in the right upper lobe (Figure 3).
case_images: A close-up of the foreign body obstructing the right lower lobe
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case_images: FOB was passed through the main right bronchus, the right upper lobe was visualized, and all three segments were patent. FOB was then advanced to the bronchus intermedius, and the foreign body was visualized lodged in the right lower lobe bronchus partially occluding its opening to the superior segment (Figure 4).
case_images: A close-up visualizing the right middle lobe, right lower lobe, and its superior segment after retrieval of the foreign body
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case_images: FIG5
case_images: There was no bleeding or lacerations of the airway, and moderate mucopurulent secretions were noted in the right lower lobe (Figure 5).