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Airway Foreign Bodies in Children: Old Problem, New Advances
Ruoying Li1, Jessica K Sims1, Harold N Lovvorn2
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Foreign body aspiration in children has been a challenge for millennia. This update explores the modern complexities, diagnostic breakthroughs, and new treatment strategies for children with a suspected airway foreign body. Low-dose CT imaging now plays a pivotal diagnostic role, enabling precise detection and localization of airway foreign bodies, including radiolucent ones, and with minimal radiation exposure. This innovation helps avoid unnecessary anesthesia and airway manipulation during another respiratory illness with similar symptoms. The authors stress the task of managing cases involving contemporary technologies and toys, advocating for improved diagnostics and care, while promoting stricter safety regulations on new products.
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