title: [Tracheobronchial foreign bodies in childhood].
abstract: We report a clinical review of 1,980 cases of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in children aged between 0 months and 14 years old. In all of them the foreign bodies were removed through a rigid bronchoscope. The following conclusions arose: bronchoscopy in childhood must be done under general anesthesia. If the appropriate instruments, are not available, the removal of the foreign body must be postponed; the entire respiratory system must be explored during a bronchoscopy as it is likely to find multiple foreign bodies. We must insist that families keep potential foreign bodies out of reach from their children; in chronic respiratory diseases during childhood, the presence of a foreign body must be considered.
authors: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Infantil La Paz, Madrid.
authors: L J
authors: LJ
authors: Villazón Ruiz
authors: L
authors: L
authors: León Ceruelo
authors: F J
authors: FJ
authors: Márquez Dorch
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Sanz Fernández
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Fernández Fernández-Vega
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Cuerpos extraños traqueobronquiales en la infancia.