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- Title
Diagnostic strategies in tracheobronchial foreign bodies.
- Authors
Vivisenco, Iolanda-Cristina; Toader, Mioriţa; Toader, Corneliu; Drăghici, Mircea; Lupu, Valeriu; Neacşu, Daniela
- Abstract
Introduction. Tracheobronchial foreign bodies are more common in the age group 1-3 years. Their penetration in the airways is one of the dramatic episodes of pediatric pathology. Methods. The authors present a series of cases of bronchial foreign bodies, hospitalized initially in pediatrics units in territorial hospitals, subsequently transferred to the ENT Unit of the Emergency Hospital for Children ”Grigore Alexandrescu” in Bucharest, where they were investigated and treated by bronchoscopy under general anesthesia. Results. In many cases, anamnestic data are of paramount importance for the diagnosis of foreign body aspiration. More frequent in children than in adults, foreign bodies require the attention and competence of the family doctor, the pediatrician, pulmonologist, ENT specialist, the doctor from the Emergency Room. The cases presented in this paper benefited from rigorous exploration in diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, being successfully resolved. Conclusion. Any child whose anamnestic data suggest aspiration of a foreign body, shall be required to perform bronchoscopy under general anesthesia.
- Subjects
FOREIGN bodies; TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA; PEDIATRIC pathology
- Publication
ORL.ro, 2016, Vol 9, Issue 31, p47
- ISSN
2067-6530
- Publication type
Article