Foreign bodies in bronchus--2 years experience at IPGME&R, Kolkata.
Foreign body in the bronchus is one of the life saving emergency in the ENT department. Most patients of foreign body bronchus are kids. Common presentation is respiratory distress or noisy respiration of sudden onset. Proper clinical examination and suspicion needed for proper diagnosis. In this report, 52 cases of foreign body bronchus were included. All patients underwent straight x-ray chest after taking proper history and while aroused suspicion. All of them received antibiotic and steroid. Foreign body was removed by rigid bronchoscope, flexible bronchoscope and by rigid telescope along with rigid bronchoscope. Most foreign bodies lodged in the left bronchus. Only one patient had died in the process for anaesthetic hazards.
Department of ENT, IPGME&R, Kolkata 700020.
Sudip Kumar
SK
Das
Bikramjit
B
Singh
Arunabha
A
Sengupta
D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies