Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies
foreign bodies, the means by which they gain access and the measures by which accidental aspiration can be prevented. Methods: Bronchoscopy was performed in 39 patients who presented with a suspicion of foreign body aspiration during a three-year period (Jan 2002 – Dec 2004) in the Department of ENT...
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Rawalpindi Medical University
2007-06-01
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| author | M. Musharaf Baig |
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| description | foreign bodies, the means by which they gain access
and the measures by which accidental aspiration can
be prevented.
Methods: Bronchoscopy was performed in 39 patients
who presented with a suspicion of foreign body aspiration
during a three-year period (Jan 2002 – Dec 2004) in the
Department of ENT, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi.
Results: The common symptoms were sudden onset of
dyspnoea and cough. Whistle was commonest object
removed (46.15%). Majority of patients were above ten
years of age (38.46%). Left main bronchus was the
commonest site of involvement.
Conclusion: Foreign body aspiration should be
suspected when there is sudden onset of respiratory
symptoms, even in the absence of a history of aspiration.
Emergency bronchoscopy facility should be available in
all hospitals. Mass awareness should be created through
electronic media and family physicians, to decrease the
incidence of such accidents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2eac71573a474344a9ce4193ee1f3ec32022-12-22T01:48:45ZengRawalpindi Medical UniversityJournal of Rawalpindi Medical College1683-35621683-35702007-06-01111Tracheobronchial Foreign BodiesM. Musharaf Baig0Department of ENT, Holy Family Hospitalforeign bodies, the means by which they gain access and the measures by which accidental aspiration can be prevented. Methods: Bronchoscopy was performed in 39 patients who presented with a suspicion of foreign body aspiration during a three-year period (Jan 2002 – Dec 2004) in the Department of ENT, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi. Results: The common symptoms were sudden onset of dyspnoea and cough. Whistle was commonest object removed (46.15%). Majority of patients were above ten years of age (38.46%). Left main bronchus was the commonest site of involvement. Conclusion: Foreign body aspiration should be suspected when there is sudden onset of respiratory symptoms, even in the absence of a history of aspiration. Emergency bronchoscopy facility should be available in all hospitals. Mass awareness should be created through electronic media and family physicians, to decrease the incidence of such accidents.https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/779Foreign body,Tracheobronchial treeDyspnoea. |
| spellingShingle | M. Musharaf Baig Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College Foreign body, Tracheobronchial tree Dyspnoea. |
| title | Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies |
| title_full | Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies |
| title_fullStr | Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies |
| title_short | Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies |
| title_sort | tracheobronchial foreign bodies |
| topic | Foreign body, Tracheobronchial tree Dyspnoea. |
| url | https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/779 |
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