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Multiple pellets expectoration: bronchial repair by using a costal cartilage graft

Fahri Ouzkaya^a,* and Yigit Akçal^b

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
^b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +90-532-585-5343; fax: +90-352-437-5285
foguzkaya{at}erciyes.edu.tr

Foreign body expectoration resulting from penetrating thoracic injury is an extremely rare condition. It requires bronchoscopy for diagnosis, and if there is a bronchial wound with a large tissue defect, costal cartilage grafting covered with a vascularized muscle flap is suggested as a good alternative for the treatment.

Key Words: Pellet expectoration; Bronchial repair