A unique case of foreign body aspiration and recurrent pneumothorax

• Main Authors: Mario Lima (Author), Sara Ugolini (Author), Niel Di Salvo (Author), Michele Libri (Author), Tommaso Gargano (Author), Giovanni Ruggeri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Paediatric foreign body aspiration can be related to a high morbidity/mortality rate, especially in young children, and pneumothorax can be a severe associated issue. We describe a case of a 13-year-old girl with recurrent pneumothorax in bilateral bullous lung, twice previously treated at our insti...