OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical, radiological and endoscopic characteristics of foreign body aspiration among individuals under the age of 15 treated at a referral center in the city of São Luís, Brazil. METHODS This was a descriptive study using data from the medical charts of patients treated for foreign body aspiration at the Hospital Universitário Materno Infantil between 1995 and 2005...

foreign body aspiration (fba) is a common and sometimes life-threatening problem in children and in higher age groups. fba highest incidence rate is during the second year in children and the sixth decade of life in adults, and often foreign bodies due to their shape and size pass through larynx and trachea and place in bronchi. the most common aspirated body by children are nuts. symptoms of a...

Background Foreign body aspiration refers to the inhalation of an object into the respiratory system and is a serious and potentially fatal event. A distinct group of patients has recently been recognized among Muslim nations. These patients include women who wear headscarves and place the safety pin in their mouth prior to securing the veils, leading to accidental foreign body aspiration. The ...

Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration is a health problem that can be seen in all age groups, and it requires urgent diagnosis and intervention. We report a case of an unusual foreign body aspiration in a laryngectomized patient and we aim to discuss this situation according to the literature. A 72-year-old man, who underwent total laryngectomy 7 years ago for a squamous cell carcinoma of th...

A case of sudden onset of severe respiratory distress is reported. Appropriate clinical and roentgenologic findings suggested foreign body aspiration. The foreign body was removed by fiberoptic rigid bronchoscope. Bronchoscopic, histopathologic, and microbiologic findings revealed that the foreign body was a granulomatous mass originating from endobronchial tuberculosis.

foreign body aspiration of airways is very dangerous and sometimes fatal. early diagnosis and rapid management is vital. the goal of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics, radiologic findings and the results of bronchoscopic treatment of children due to foreign body aspiration of airways. medical records of 101 bronchoscopic proven foreign body inhalators were reviewed in gho...

Occult foreign body aspiration is an uncommon but serious occurrence in the elderly population. A case is presented in which the foreign body, a nut, was uncovered only at autopsy.

It is important to extract foreign bodies for avoiding life-threatening complications. They can lead to death if they are not treated. Different signs and symptoms could occur according to the complete or partial airway obstruction. Foreign body aspiration is a rare incident in adults. The organic foreign materials such as foods are found to be aspirated more commonly and are usually settled in...

Foreign body aspiration most commonly affects young children, with respiratory symptoms such as wheeze and cough after a choking episode. When the foreign body is first inhaled as per witnessed by the parents or caregiver there is always choking or gaging episode, followed by a coughing spell. The absence of a cough strongly rules out the possibility of foreign body having entered the air passa...

Myiasis is a rare condition caused by the invasion of tissues by the larvae of flies. Many cases of myiasis involving various human organs have been reported. Tracheopulmonary or intratracheal myiasis is a very unusual and aberrant form of the disease in humans. We present a case of respiratory myiasis after aspiration of larvae by a healthy 8-month-old girl, which cannot be found in the Englis...