TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Tracheobronchial foreign bodies. a persistent problem in pediatric patients
JO  - American journal of diseases of children (1960)
A1  - Puhakka, H.
A1  - Svedström, E.
A1  - Kero, P.
A1  - Valli, P.
A1  - Iisalo, E.
SP  - 543
EP  - 545
VL  - 143
IS  - 5
N2  - Extraction of a foreign body from the tracheobronchial tree was accomplished for 83 children. The mean age was 1 year 9 months for the 27 girls and 3 years 1 month for the 56 boys; 46 children (55%) were younger than 2 years of age. Sixteen (19%) of the foreign bodies were radiopaque, and 35 (42%) were either verified or suspected radiologically before endoscopy. Forty-one foreign bodies (49%) were situated in the right bronchial tree. Extraction was successful in 81 children (98%) and was performed on 50 children (60%) during the first 24 hours. Twenty-five (30%) of the foreign bodies were peanuts. Three children experienced a residual foreign body, without serious complications. We believe that an open tube bronchoscopy should be performed whenever abnormal stridor or cough is observed in a healthy child and when appropriate antibiotic therapy is unsuccessful.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-922X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -