PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Chun-Yao Lin AU - Shiu-Feng Huang AU - Chou-Chin Lan AU - Yao-Kuang Wu AU - Chun-Yao Huang AU - Yi-Chih Huang AU - Chor-Shen Lim AU - Mei-Chen Yang TI - Fish Fin Aspiration: An Unusual Type of Lower Airway Foreign Body in a Chinese Adult AID - 10.4187/respcare.01971 DP - 2013 Mar 01 TA - Respiratory Care PG - e20--e22 VI - 58 IP - 3 4099 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/58/3/e20.short 4100 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/58/3/e20.full AB - Foreign body aspiration into the lower airway is rare in adults, and typically occurs in individuals of advanced age or with underlying neurological or medical conditions. The most common type of lower airway foreign body is organic substances, in particular chicken or fish bones. In many patients a history of an acute choking event is not found, and symptoms are non-specific and may be attributed to other medical conditions. Herein we report the unique case of an 80-year-old Chinese woman who aspirated a fish fin that was undiagnosed for 3 years.