GULHANE MEDICAL JOURNAL
2004 , Vol 46 , Issue 1
Foreign Body Aspirations in Childhood
GATA Çocuk Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı
Foreign body aspiration is a common pediatric emergency
in childhood. It has a high mortality rate in the
first three years of life. The aim of the study was to
evaluate the patients performed bronchoscopy for
suspicion of foreign body aspiration between 1995
and 2003, retrospectively. The rigid bronchoscopies
were done in 15 patients and foreign bodies were
defined and removed in 13 patients. During or just
after the bronchoscopy, a total of 3 complications
were detected (bronchospasm in two patients, cardiac
arrest in one patient) but no patient was
deceased. Foreign body aspirations could have similar
clinical findings with other pediatric pulmonary
problems in childhood. Therefore the patients who
have suspicion of foreign body aspiration should be
evaluated promptly and systematically and treated as
soon as possible.
Keywords :
Foreign Body Aspiration, Rigid Bronchoscopy, Child