Application of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the treatment of residual foreign bodies in children

VernacularTitle:纤维支气管镜在儿童支气管异物残留病例诊治中的作用
Author: Yafang WANG ¹ ; Yingluan SONG ; Haitao ZHAO ; Aiping HUANG ; Li CUI ; Aiying ZHANG
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1. 河北省儿童医院耳鼻咽喉科
Keywords: Trachea; Foreign Bodies; Bronchoscopy; Child
From: Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2017;24(9):491-492
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical value of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the treatment of residual foreign bodies in children after rigid ronchoscopy.METHODS Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was performed in 18 children with residual foreign bodies in the distal bronchus after rigid bronchoscopy between 2012.01 to 2016.12.RESULTS Foreign bodies were found in 17 children,only one case did not found foreign body and was considered to be coughed out.The Foreign bodies were removed in 12 cases under fiberoptic bronchoscopy one time and 5 cases under fiberoptic bronchoscopy more than 2 times.All patients had no laryngeal edema,subcutaneous emphysema,pneumothorax,longitudinal diaphragm emphysema and pneumonia by chest X-ray postoperatively.CONCLUSION Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a safe and effective method for the diagnosis and treatment of deep residual foreign bodies in children after rigid bronehoscopy.