910 cases of the foreign bodies in the respiratory tract in the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat of Nhi Dong I hospital during past 13 years (1985-1997)
- Author:
Duc Van Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
respiratory
- MeSH:
Respiratory System;
Foreign Bodies
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2002;269(2):28-31
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
910 cases of foreign body in the airway were seen of which 76.37% at the age of 1-3 years. Most of foreign body is plant nature (86%) and only 11% animal. 21% of cases is laryngeal foreign body and 66% the foreign body stick at the brocheal level. The clinical fingdings and treatment are also discussed.
