An unidentified endobronchial object in a newly transplanted lung

A A Case Rep. 2014 Aug 15;3(4):43-4. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000044.

Abstract

A fiberoptic examination is recommended at the end of lung transplantation for bronchial toilet and to check the bronchial anastomoses. This procedure permitted detection of a 10 × 4-mm piece of plastic of unknown origin in the left lingular bronchus and suggests that bronchoscopy should be performed before implanting the transplanted lung.