INTRODUCTION Diagnosing of foreign body aspiration in children is often postponed. The aim of this study was to evaluate complications, clinical signs and radiological presentation of respiratory illness arising from unrecognized foreign body aspiration in pediatric population. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study sample consisted of 33 patients aged from one to 18 years who had undergone bronchosc...

Background Foreign body (FB) aspiration requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis and prompt management to avoid morbidity and mortality. This retrospective study was conducted to review pediatric foreign body aspiration at the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). Materials and Methods The theater records of children managed for foreign body aspiration...

BACKGROUND Foreign body aspiration in children is commonly seen in emergency departments and carries a significant mortality. Abusive foreign body suffocation is not well described. METHODS We present a case-series of four infants who presented with aspiration of a baby wipe. RESULTS Each child was found to be a victim of child physical abuse with substantial morbidity and mortality associa...

Introduction Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration is a common life-threatening condition in children. There are controversies in the management of this condition, including the type of ventilation during bronchoscopy. This study aims to compare anesthesia with controlled ventilation versus spontaneous ventilation in rigid bronchoscopy in children with foreign body aspiration. Materials an...

Foreign body aspiration can be a life threatening event especially for young children with smaller diameters of airway size. The foreign body can result in body response and granulation tissue formation around the object which makes the foreign body removal difficult. In such situations surgical intervention is usually needed but with interventional pulmonology modalities we can restrict the ne...

Foreign body aspiration into the airways is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients, especially in children below 3 years of age. In the absence of clear history, the correct diagnosis is often missed. The clinical features may mimic asthma or pneumonia, resulting in delayed diagnosis. Cough or wheezing of sudden onset, reduced air entry on auscultation, and chronic...

The majority of foreign-body aspirations are seen in children. In adults, neurological dysfunction, trauma, alcohol abuse, or psychological disorders can lead to aspiration, but normal adults can also suffer foreign body aspiration. The symptoms include acute asphyxiation, with or without complete airway obstruction, cough, dyspnea, choking, and fever, which also occur in many other medical con...

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical manifestations and bronchoscopic treatment of foreign body aspiration in children under 14 years of age, correlating the clinical aspects with the bronchoscopic findings. METHODS A retrospective, descriptive study analyzing data related to children under 14 years of age undergoing bronchoscopy due to clinical suspicion of foreign body aspiration at the State...

BACKGROUND Tracheobronchial foreign body aspirations, which threaten lives in childhood, also carry potential risks during and after bronchoscopy. The aim of this study is to review complications and precautions that need to be taken against possible risks. METHODS From 1987 to 2005, bronchoscopy was done in 1,035 children in our department on suspicion of foreign body aspiration. The average...