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Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
Print version ISSN 0873-2159
Abstract
COSTA, A. Santos and AFONSO, Abel. Endobronchial Helix pomatia. A very rare foreign-body aspiration. Rev Port Pneumol [online]. 2008, vol.14, n.3, pp.415-419. ISSN 0873-2159.
Foreign-body aspiration is a frequent occurrence in children, but much less common in adults. The authors present a case report of a 57 year old adult, without any neurological disease, who aspirated a snail (Helix pomatia) during a meal.
Keywords : Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration; adult; snail.