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Table 2 Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) presentations

From: Risk factors associated with radiolucent foreign body inhalation in adults: a 10-year retrospective cohort study

 

All (n = 114)

Radiopaque (n = 28)

Radiolucent (n = 86)

P-value

Pneumonic patch

80 (70%)

10 (36%)

70 (81%)

 < 0.001*

Airway stenosis

18 (16%)

1 (4%)

17 (20%)

0.07

Atelectasis

16 (14%)

1 (4%)

15 (17%)

0.11

Bronchiectasis

15 (13%)

1 (4%)

14 (16%)

0.11

Thickening of the bronchial wall

14 (12%)

0 (0%)

14 (16%)

0.02*

Unilateral pleural effusion

14 (12%)

1 (4%)

13 (15%)

0.18

Consolidation

13 (11%)

0 (0%)

13 (15%)

0.04*

  1. Data are n (%). *P-value < 0.05 with statistical significance