It is often difficult to remove long-standing bronchial foreign bodies by bronchoscopy. A 77-year-old male was referred to our department for removal of a foreign body. Chest computed tomography revealed a nail in the right S10b. A bronchoscopic examination could not detect the nail due to locating beyond the subsegmental tree, so thoracoscopic right S10 segmentectomy was performed. Intraoperative ultrasonography and X-ray fluoroscopy were useful in understanding the margin for resection.
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