Citation

Villazón Ruiz LJ, León Ceruelo L, Márquez Dorch FJ, Sanz Fernández R, Fernández Fernández-Vega L. An. Esp. Pediatr. 1988; 28(2): 133-136.

Vernacular Title

Cuerpos extraños traqueobronquiales en la infancia.

Affiliation

Servicio de ORL, Hospital Infantil La Paz, Madrid.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Ediciones Doyma)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3355031

Abstract

We report a clinical review of 1,980 cases of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in children aged between 0 months and 14 years old. In all of them the foreign bodies were removed through a rigid bronchoscope. The following conclusions arose: bronchoscopy in childhood must be done under general anesthesia. If the appropriate instruments, are not available, the removal of the foreign body must be postponed; the entire respiratory system must be explored during a bronchoscopy as it is likely to find multiple foreign bodies. We must insist that families keep potential foreign bodies out of reach from their children; in chronic respiratory diseases during childhood, the presence of a foreign body must be considered.

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