COSTA, A. Santos    AFONSO, Abel. Endobronchial Helix pomatia. A very rare foreign-body aspiration. []. , 14, 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.

: Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration; adult; snail.

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