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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Potential complications of foreign body extraction 1. Foreign body becomes wedged distally, leading to postobstructive atelectasis 2. Loss of the foreign body complicated by 3. Obstruction of the contralateral mainstem bronchus or central airway, potentially causing asphyxia.