Foreign body aspiration.
Indian Pediatr
;
2002 Nov; 39(11): 1006-10
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-11815
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the clinical and radiological profile of foreign body aspiration in children reaching a tertiary care center and identify areas of possible interventions for proper management of such cases.SETTING:
Tertiary level teaching hospital.SUBJECTS:
Case records of patients suspected to have foreign body aspiration over the past four years were analyzed. Clinico-radiological features, types and location of foreign bodies were studied.RESULTS:
Of 75 children who underwent rigid bronchoscopy, 70 had tracheo-bronchial foreign bodies. History of choking was elicited in 90 percent cases. In 30 percent cases chest radiographs were non-contributory, while the commonest finding (63 percent) was distal emphysema. Over three-fourth of the cases were below the age of 2 years. Vegetative foreign bodies, mainly peanuts, were commonly present. In many cases, referral was delayed as the diagnosis was missed initially.CONCLUSION:
Foreign body aspiration remains a common unintentional childhood injury due to improper exposure of young children to otherwise innocuous looking nuts and other small objects.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Appareil respiratoire
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Nouveau-né
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Enfant
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Enfant d'âge préscolaire
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Inspiration
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Corps étrangers
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Nourrisson
Type d'étude:
Étude pronostique
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian Pediatr
Année:
2002
Type:
Article
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