Foreign body aspiration in children: experience of 1160 cases.
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%.
Eren
Sevval
S
Departments of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. sevval@dicle.edu.tr
Balci
Akin Eraslan
AE
Dikici
Bünyamin
B
Doblan
Mehmet
M
Eren
Mehmet Nesimi
MN
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