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Foreign body in the bronchus in children: 22 years experience in a tertiary care paediatric centre

Shasanka Shekhar Panda, Minu Bajpai1, Amit Singh

  • 1Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029, India.

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery : AJPS
|July 23, 2014
PubMed

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Rigid bronchoscopy is useful for diagnosing and treating bronchial foreign bodies (FB) in children, even with normal initial evaluations. Early suspicion is key for prompt diagnosis and intervention in pediatric FB aspiration cases.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Pulmonology
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • Bronchial foreign body (FB) aspiration is a significant concern in pediatrics.
  • Diagnosis and management can be challenging, often requiring invasive procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the types, clinical presentation, symptom duration, and diagnostic/therapeutic utility of rigid bronchoscopy for bronchial foreign bodies in children.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of pediatric patients undergoing rigid bronchoscopy for suspected bronchial FB.
  • Data collected included patient demographics, symptom history, clinical findings, radiological results, and bronchoscopy outcomes.

Main Results:

  • 196 children underwent rigid bronchoscopy; 173 (88.27%) had confirmed bronchial FB.
  • Peanuts were the most common foreign body (81.50%).
  • Cough was the most frequent symptom (75.72%), and chest X-ray findings varied, with normal results in 20.23%.

Conclusions:

  • A high index of suspicion for bronchial foreign bodies is crucial in children with suggestive ingestion history, even with normal physical and radiological exams.
  • Rigid bronchoscopy is an effective diagnostic and therapeutic tool for pediatric bronchial foreign bodies.
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