title: [Use of fiberoptic bronchoscopy for removal of foreign bodies from the lower respiratory tract].
abstract: One of the initial indications for therapeutic bronchoscopy was removal of an aspirated foreign body. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of bronchofiberoscopy in removal of aspirated foreign bodies. Thirty patients were included in the study (age range 4-81 years). Endoscopy was performed under local anesthesia in two sessions. During the first a complete evaluation of the tracheobronchial tree was carried out, while during the second the actual removal was performed. In the majority of the patients (23) the foreign body was aspirated into the right lung. In the majority of the patients (13) various fragments of bones were recovered. Only in one patient a major complication was observed (hemorrhage) which compelled to change from bronchofiberoscopy to rigid endoscopy. All complaints from patients subsided during 2-4 days after removal of the foreign body. Foreign bodies were removed using a bronchofiberoscope in 21 out of the 28 patients. In two patients a calcified lymph node could not be removed during bronchoscopy and the patients were referred to the Surgical Department for thoracotomy.
authors.affiliation: Samodzielna Pracownia Bronchologii Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Pluc, Warszawa.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirozyński
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Załeska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polubiec-Kownacka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014132:Trachea
vernacular_title: Zastosowanie bronchofibroskopii w usuwaniu ciał obcych z dolnych dróg oddechowych.