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Bardin   \nMonash Lung Sleep Allergy & Immunology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia Correspondence: Frank Yong ([frank.yong@monashhealth.org](frank.yong@monashhealth.org))  \nReceived: 21 August 2025 | Revised: 19 November 2025 | Accepted: 19 November 2025  \nAssociate Editor: Jane Winantea  \nKeywords: aspiration | bronchoscopy | colonoscopy | foreign body | migration  \nABSTRACT  \nForeign body aspirations more commonly occur in children and the elderly. There are many challenges in their diagnosis and management, with both acute and chronic complications. Bronchoscopy is the preferred management approach for airway evaluation and retrieval of an aspirated foreign body. The availability of ultra-thin bronchoscopes, advanced imaging, and robotics allows interesting new options for the management of foreign body aspiration. An ingested foreign body tends to pass naturally through the gastrointestinal tract but may also require endoscopic removal in case of complications. We explore the challenges in the management of an aspirated dental implant that migrated from the bronchial tree to the gastrointestinal tract in this unique case.  \n1 | Introduction  \nForeign body aspiration tends to occur in children and the elderly rather than healthy adults [1] . Most adult patients with foreign body aspiration have identifiable risk factors, including neurological deficits with swallowing difficulties, neuromuscular disease, altered mental status, or intoxication [2] . These foreign bodies may be composed of metallic or plastic materials, but most commonly are organic matter such as bone or vegetables [2] . Dental procedures are the most common source ofiatrogenic foreign body aspirations because they require local anaesthesia with loss of upper airway perception and decreases in swallow efficacy [2]. The patient's age, presence of saliva, and difficulty in direct visualisation increase the risk of aspiration. Aspirated items during dental procedures include teeth, surgical drills, implants, and instruments [3] .  \nClinical presentation of foreign body aspiration can range from acute airway obstruction requiring urgent intervention  \nto indolent cough. There is not always a definite choking episode. Most patients report chronic symptoms including cough, dyspnoea, fever, and haemoptysis [4] . If the sentinel event is overlooked, these respiratory symptoms can mimic other diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure [4] . Retained foreign bodies can cause recurrent pneumonias, lung abscesses, bronchiectasis, and other complications [1] . Timely extraction of aspirated foreign bodies is crucial to alleviate acute symptoms and prevent long-term complications.  \nRigid or flexible bronchoscopy is the preferred management approach for airway evaluation and retrieval of the aspirated foreign body depending on its location and its properties [1, 2] . However, with ongoing development in the field of interventional bronchoscopy with the increasing availability of ultra-thin bronchoscopes, advanced imaging, and robotics, the options for management of foreign body aspiration broaden. Peristalsis tends to pass any ingested foreign body naturally through the  \nThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.  \n© 2026 The Author(s). Respirology Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Asian Pacific Society of Respirology.  \nRespirology Case Reports, 2026; 14:e70431 1 of 4  \n[https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70431](https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.70431)  \ngastrointestinal tract, but complications may arise that warrant endoscopic retrieval [5] . In this unique case, we","cbCaiiXDIhlnQLxU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiXDIhlnQLxU","pdf",1703524,"English","# Introduction\n## Case report","[{\"question\":\"Who is at higher risk for foreign body aspiration and why can it be difficult to manage?\",\"answer\":\"Foreign body aspirations more commonly occur in children and the elderly. Diagnosis and management are challenging due to both acute and chronic complications and the wide range of clinical presentations.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the preferred approach to manage an aspirated foreign body?\",\"answer\":\"Bronchoscopy is the preferred management approach for airway evaluation and retrieval. Flexible or rigid bronchoscopy can be selected based on the foreign body's location and properties.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the foreign body behave in this case and what complication risk was considered?\",\"answer\":\"The case involved an aspirated dental implant that migrated from the bronchial tree to the gastrointestinal tract. While ingested items may pass naturally, complications may arise and endoscopic removal may be required.\"}]","Bronchus to Caecum - An Unusual Case of a Migratory Aspirated Dental Implant | PDF",1790707359]