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What is this?

A friend from the “INER” National Institute for respiratory diseases, show me this image. It was taken after a extraction from bronchoscopy in a man with atelectasis of the lung.

Regards,

Gerardo Morales, M.D.


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    4 Responses to “What is this?”

    1. 1 beajerry

      That, my friend, is a holy remnant of being touched by the Flying Spaghetti Monster!
      http://www.venganza.org

    2. Gravatar Icon 2 JonMikel, M.D.

      It is a piece of the bronchial tree (bronchioles i suspect).

      Regards,
      Jon Mikel, M.D.

    3. 3 Suz

      Embolised bronchioles??

    4. 4 Gerardo, M.D.

      The patient has pulmonary cancer and bleed into the airway forming this clot with the shape of the bronchi causing a obstructive atelectasis.

      Thank you for your comments.

      Gerardo Morales, M.D.

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