Abstract
A 17 year-old male complained of productive cough and sputum for a long period, and the bronchiectasia was suspected. Chest X ray showed an abnormal shadow in the right lower lung field. Bronchoscopy revealed obstruction of the right basal bronchus with granulation tissue. Under a diagnosis of lung abscess in the right lower lobe, lobectomy was performed. A foreign body was found in the lower lobe bronchus in the specimen. The foreign body was a plastic toy bullet, 8 mm in diameter and 15 mm length. It was suggested that he had inspired it at age 7. Twenty cases of endobronchial foreign body which required thoracotomy in the Japanese literature are reviewed from a clinical perspective.
