Management of tracheobronchial foreign body aspirations in paediatric age group - A 10 year retrospective analysis

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of management of tracheobronchial tree in paediatric age group was done over a period of 10 years. These children were aged 0 month to 12 years and male children were predominant. Bronchoscopy performed under general anaesthesia in 316 cases of suspected foreign body inhalation, out of which 206 were positive for the same. There were no post operative complications in any case.

Keywords

• Foreign body
• Bronchoscopy
• Tracheobronchial tree