UNUSUAL FOREIGN BODY IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF CHILDREN
Objective: By "foreign bodies" should be understood all objects of external or internal origin that may block partially or completely the lumen of some parts of the respiratory system - nasal passages, larynx, trachea, bronchi. Most often foreign bodies in the respiratory tract occur in...
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| description | Objective: By "foreign bodies" should be understood all objects of external or internal origin that may
block partially or completely the lumen of some parts of the respiratory system - nasal passages, larynx,
trachea, bronchi. Most often foreign bodies in the respiratory tract occur in children under 4 y.о. They
represent 80% of cases. Twice as often in boys. In 65% of cases, foreign bodies are food particles. 50%
of them are accounted for: peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, chickpeas, and sunflower seeds.
Methods: The author demonstrates a case of an unusual foreign body in the upper airway in a 2 y.o. child.
He presented at ENT Clinic in the University Hospital of Stara Zagora with sudden paroxysms of
coughing and difficulty swallowing, which started during hugging his mom.
Results: It was performed an X-ray examination and visualized an object with a metal consistency that
corresponded to a safety pin.
Immediately was realized pediatric and anesthesiologist consultation and the patient was taken to the
operating theatre and under general anesthesia, the foreign body was removed.
Conclusions: Aspiration of foreign bodies in the airways is accompanied by dramatic moments and often
fatal and it is still a serious problem in Otorhinolaryngological and pediatric practice. This imposes the
serious need to strengthen preventive actions in this direction by increasing the consumer culture of the
people. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-423ff6687a994a46a11d11617a75654c2022-12-22T03:31:26ZengTrakia UniversityTrakia Journal of Sciences1313-35512022-06-0120216216410.15547/tjs.2022.02.013UNUSUAL FOREIGN BODY IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF CHILDRENAt. VlaykovObjective: By "foreign bodies" should be understood all objects of external or internal origin that may block partially or completely the lumen of some parts of the respiratory system - nasal passages, larynx, trachea, bronchi. Most often foreign bodies in the respiratory tract occur in children under 4 y.о. They represent 80% of cases. Twice as often in boys. In 65% of cases, foreign bodies are food particles. 50% of them are accounted for: peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, chickpeas, and sunflower seeds. Methods: The author demonstrates a case of an unusual foreign body in the upper airway in a 2 y.o. child. He presented at ENT Clinic in the University Hospital of Stara Zagora with sudden paroxysms of coughing and difficulty swallowing, which started during hugging his mom. Results: It was performed an X-ray examination and visualized an object with a metal consistency that corresponded to a safety pin. Immediately was realized pediatric and anesthesiologist consultation and the patient was taken to the operating theatre and under general anesthesia, the foreign body was removed. Conclusions: Aspiration of foreign bodies in the airways is accompanied by dramatic moments and often fatal and it is still a serious problem in Otorhinolaryngological and pediatric practice. This imposes the serious need to strengthen preventive actions in this direction by increasing the consumer culture of the people.http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Volume%2020,%202022,%20Numbe%202,%20Series%20Biomedical%20Sciences/13_At.Vlaykov.pdfaspirationforeign bodychildrenairways |
| spellingShingle | At. Vlaykov UNUSUAL FOREIGN BODY IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF CHILDREN Trakia Journal of Sciences aspiration foreign body children airways |
| title | UNUSUAL FOREIGN BODY IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF CHILDREN |
| title_full | UNUSUAL FOREIGN BODY IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF CHILDREN |
| title_fullStr | UNUSUAL FOREIGN BODY IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF CHILDREN |
| title_full_unstemmed | UNUSUAL FOREIGN BODY IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF CHILDREN |
| title_short | UNUSUAL FOREIGN BODY IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF CHILDREN |
| title_sort | unusual foreign body in the respiratory tract of children |
| topic | aspiration foreign body children airways |
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