Case series reports airway foreign bodies in patients with chronic cough and pneumonia, suggesting a need for increased awareness.
Foreign body aspiration among adults and older children could be more common than previously documented. We present below eight cases of incidentally found airway foreign bodies (FB) during endoscopic evaluation of patients performed due to various indications such as chronic cough, nonresolving pneumonia and suspected malignancy, among others. A high index of suspicion and prompt management are required to prevent morbidity and complications associated with long-standing airway FB.
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