TY - JOUR ID - 8057 TI - Foreign Body Aspiration in Adults (Two Unusual Foreign Bodies; Knife and Tube Tracheostomy) JO - Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology JA - IJORL LA - en SN - 2251-7251 AU - Hashemi, Seyed Mozafar AU - Kolahdouzan, Mohsen AU - Shahabi, Shahab AU - Talebzadeh, Hamid AU - Rezaei, Mohammad Taghi AD - Department of Thoracic Surgeon, Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. AD - Department of General Surgery, Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. AD - General Surgeon, Resident of Thoracic Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran AD - General Surgeon, Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 29 IS - 1 SP - 59 EP - 61 KW - Asymptomatic KW - Aspiration KW - Adult KW - knife DO - 10.22038/ijorl.2016.8057 N2 - Introduction:Foreign body aspiration is usually a serious condition that is most common among the pediatric population, and rare in adults. In adults, aspiration may be tolerated for a long time.Case Reports:Our first case is a 38-year-old man who presented with a 2-day history of swallowing a foreign body. He was completely asymptomatic. Chest X-ray revealed the presence of 5-cm foreign object in the right main bronchus. Rigid bronchoscopy was performed and a knife was removed from the right main bronchus. Second, a 57-year old man with a known case of laryngeal cancer from 15 years previously was admitted for respiratory distress. He had previously undergone a permanent tracheostomy and had received radiotherapy for his cancer. At the first visit, the patient had prominent distress and was transferred to the operating room as an emergency. A tube was seen on chest X-ray. On bronchoscopy, we found the tracheostomy situated in the carina. The cleaved tracheostomy was removed using the grasper, by grasping the cuff line.Conclusion:We conclude that foreign body aspiration might be completely asymptomatic, especially in an adult. A good history and imaging findings can help us to diagnose and treat the condition carefully. UR - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_8057.html L1 - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_8057_8f5d5a547d81218a3d779a2925d61381.pdf ER -