Clinical analysis on 500 children with tracheobronchial foreign bodies
- VernacularTitle:小儿下呼吸道异物500例临床分析
- Author:
Linlin YUAN
;
Weihua LOU
;
Jianzhong SANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Foreign Bodies;
Trachea;
Bronchoscopy;
Tracheotomy
- From:
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2006;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the opportunity and method of surgery for removing tracheobronchial foreign bodies. METHODS A retrospective study was carried out among 500 children with tracheobronchial foreign bodies treated in our hospital from June, 2005 to June, 2009. RESULTS The foreign bodies were successfully removed in 4(0.8%) patients with fiberoptic-bronchoscopy, 2(0.4%) patients with thoracotomy, 20(4%)patients with endoscope or rigid bronchoscopy via tracheostomy, 32(6.4%) patients with direct laryngoscopy, 436(87.2%)patients with rigid bronchoscopy . There were 6 patients (1.2%) need another operation to fully remove the foreign bodies. CONCLUSION Proper method should be choose for removing tracheobronchial foreign bodies according to the history, location and kind of the foreign bodies.
