title: Foreign body aspiration in children: experience of 1160 cases.
abstract: Hospital records of 1160 children <or=15 years old referred for suspected foreign body aspiration were reviewed. Bronchoscopy under general anaesthesia was performed on all patients. Foreign bodies were successfully removed in 1068 (92%) children. The majority, 885 (76.3%), presented with a definite history of foreign body aspiration. Bronchoscopy was negative in 85 (7.3%) children. Watermelon seeds, found in 414 (38.7%) children, were the most commonly aspirated foreign bodies. Open surgical procedures were required for 21 (1.8%) children. Bronchial rupture related to bronchoscopy occurred in four children, two of whom died post-operatively. The overall mortality rate was 0.8%.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. sevval@dicle.edu.tr
authors.forename: Sevval
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Akin Eraslan
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Balci
authors.forename: Bünyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dikici
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doblan
authors.forename: Mehmet Nesimi
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Eren
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D007830:Larynx; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014132:Trachea; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods