Laryngo-Tracheo-Bronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Clinical Presentations and Complications
Introduction: Foreign-body (FB) aspiration in the airway of children is a life-threatening clinical situation responsible for many deaths each year. The aim of this study was to evaluate the different clinical presentations, methods of diagnosis, types and complications of FB inhalation in the pedia...
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doaj-af83c98f5cb746648fc1eed3d2c451d72020-11-24T22:12:49ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology2251-72512251-726X2017-05-0129315515910.22038/ijorl.2017.21397.17168691Laryngo-Tracheo-Bronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Clinical Presentations and ComplicationsHazem Saeed Amer0Mohammad Waheed El-Anwar1Ashraf Raafat2Mohamed AlShawadfy3Ehab Sobhy4Samir Attia Ahmed5Ahmed M A Maaty6Departmen of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.Departmen of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.Consultant of Otorhinolaryngology, Benha Teaching Hospital, Benha, Egypt.Departmen of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.Departmen of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.Consultant of Otorhinolaryngology, Benha Children Hospital, Benha, Egypt.Lecturer of Anesthesia and ICU, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.Introduction: Foreign-body (FB) aspiration in the airway of children is a life-threatening clinical situation responsible for many deaths each year. The aim of this study was to evaluate the different clinical presentations, methods of diagnosis, types and complications of FB inhalation in the pediatric age group. Materials and Methods: The study included patients who presented with a definitive or suspicious history of FB aspiration. Detailed data for each patient were recorded concerning the age, sex, nature and site of the FB, presenting symptoms and signs, and radiological findings. Results: Fifty-six patients were enrolled in this study. The age of patients ranged from 6 months to 14 years, with a mean age of 4.5 years. Sixty percent of patients were under 3 years of age. The time interval between aspiration of foreign body and onset of diagnosis ranged from 2 hours to 5 months. Thirty-four (60.7%) patients had normal chest X-ray findings, while opaque FB was seen in eight patients (14.3%). Signs of bronchitis were seen in five patients (9%), while pneumonia and atelectasis were seen in six (10.7%) and three cases (5.3%), respectively. Conclusion: FB aspiration is a life-threatening clinical situation, with childrenhttp://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_8691_41a6f73912e16dde25b5018793d126c3.pdfBronchoscopyForeign bodiesInhalation |
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Hazem Saeed Amer Mohammad Waheed El-Anwar Ashraf Raafat Mohamed AlShawadfy Ehab Sobhy Samir Attia Ahmed Ahmed M A Maaty Laryngo-Tracheo-Bronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Clinical Presentations and Complications Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Bronchoscopy Foreign bodies Inhalation |
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Hazem Saeed Amer Mohammad Waheed El-Anwar Ashraf Raafat Mohamed AlShawadfy Ehab Sobhy Samir Attia Ahmed Ahmed M A Maaty |
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Laryngo-Tracheo-Bronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Clinical Presentations and Complications |
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Laryngo-Tracheo-Bronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Clinical Presentations and Complications |
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Laryngo-Tracheo-Bronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Clinical Presentations and Complications |
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Laryngo-Tracheo-Bronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Clinical Presentations and Complications |
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Laryngo-Tracheo-Bronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Clinical Presentations and Complications |
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laryngo-tracheo-bronchial foreign bodies in children: clinical presentations and complications |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology |
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Introduction:
Foreign-body (FB) aspiration in the airway of children is a life-threatening clinical situation responsible for many deaths each year. The aim of this study was to evaluate the different clinical presentations, methods of diagnosis, types and complications of FB inhalation in the pediatric age group.
Materials and Methods:
The study included patients who presented with a definitive or suspicious history of FB aspiration. Detailed data for each patient were recorded concerning the age, sex, nature and site of the FB, presenting symptoms and signs, and radiological findings.
Results:
Fifty-six patients were enrolled in this study. The age of patients ranged from 6 months to 14 years, with a mean age of 4.5 years. Sixty percent of patients were under 3 years of age. The time interval between aspiration of foreign body and onset of diagnosis ranged from 2 hours to 5 months. Thirty-four (60.7%) patients had normal chest X-ray findings, while opaque FB was seen in eight patients (14.3%). Signs of bronchitis were seen in five patients (9%), while pneumonia and atelectasis were seen in six (10.7%) and three cases (5.3%), respectively.
Conclusion:
FB aspiration is a life-threatening clinical situation, with children |
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Bronchoscopy Foreign bodies Inhalation |
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