title: The efficacy and safety of airway foreign body removal by balloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope in children - A retrospective analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the efficacy and safety of the airway foreign body removal by balloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis was performed of 26 cases of airway foreign body removal in children by balloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University between December 2006 and December 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 14 males and 12 females, aging between 1 and 12 years (median age: 25 months). The clinical course ranged from 0.5h to 60 days (median: 3 days). The foreign bodies consisted of peanuts (16 cases), soybeans (3 cases), pumpkin seeds (3 cases), porcine bone (1 case), olive nut (1 case), and a plant-based object (1 case). All foreign bodies were successfully removed. The operation duration ranged from 3 to 15 (5.3±2.9)min. No complication was observed such as hemorrhage, pneumothorax, or airway laceration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Balloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope is a safe, effective, and easily performed method of removing airway non-sharp foreign bodies in children.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors: Xiaobo
authors: X
authors: Chen
authors: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Chen
authors: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors: Changhao
authors: C
authors: Zhong
authors: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors: Yunxiang
authors: Y
authors: Zeng
authors: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors: Weizhan
authors: W
authors: Luo
authors: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China. Electronic address: lishiyue2885@163.com.
authors: Shiyue
authors: S
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D057785:Catheters; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Airway foreign body; Balloon catheter; Children; Flexible bronchoscope