Haemoptysis due to unsuspected foreign body penetration of the oesophagus
So, S.Y.; Mok, C.K.; Lam, W.K.; Yu, D.Y.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 12(5): 533-535
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-8291 PMID: 6758750 Document Number: 185276
A 42-year-old man presented with haemoptysis of undetermined cause for five months despite thorough investigation. Exploratory thoracotomy showed there had been "silent" penetration by a chicken bone through oesophagus into the lung. A retrospective review showed that the foreign body could be seen in only four out of 54 chest roentgenograms taken.