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. 2022 Jul 6;17(7):e0269493. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269493

Table 5. The type of tracheobronchial foreign bodies.

Aspirated material N (%)
Tooth 52 (37.7)
Chicken bone 21 (15.2)
Nuts, seeds, bean and cone 20 (14.5)
Fish bone 13 (9.4)
Food particle 12 (8.7)
Unknown 7 (5.1)
Pills 5 (3.6)
Tracheostomy tube 2 (1.4)
Etc. 6 (4.3)

*Etc. includes a cotton swab, a Go stone, a nail, a nut, a drawing pin and a piece of rubber