[Tracheobronchial foreign bodies in childhood].
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.
Villazón Ruiz
L J
LJ
Servicio de ORL, Hospital Infantil La Paz, Madrid.
León Ceruelo
L
L
Márquez Dorch
F J
FJ
Sanz Fernández
R
R
Fernández Fernández-Vega
L
L
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
Cuerpos extraños traqueobronquiales en la infancia.