Lt. Col. Ioannis Ch. PAPACHRISTOS, MD, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon 

Lt.Col. Ioannis Ch. PAPACHRISTOS, M.D.

ESTS Regent for Greece, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon

 

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Intrapulmonary Foreign Body,

Removed

BLUE arrows: Intrapulmonary Foreign Body, an Airgun Shot made of toxic metal   (Pb Lead shot), Removed.

The Long-term presence of the Lead shot inside the Lung (over 2 yrs) had chemically destroyed the neighbouring Lung tisuue:  A small-sized piece of Lung had to be resected: Specimen measuring 1.5 cm as seen in the photograph in the left column.

 

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