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86th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

13.05. - 16.05.2015, Berlin

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Tracheobronchial foreign body in children – 10 years experience

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  • corresponding author Nicolae Constantin Balica - ENT Department Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
  • Marioara Poenaru - ENT Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
  • Alin Horia Marin - ENT Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
  • Gheorghe Iovanescu - ENT Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
  • Horatiu Eugen Stefanescu - ENT Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
  • Eugen Radu Boia - ENT Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
  • Caius Doros - ENT Department, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. 86. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. Berlin, 13.-16.05.2015. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2015. Doc15hnod003

doi: 10.3205/15hnod003, urn:nbn:de:0183-15hnod0033

Published: March 26, 2015

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Introduction: Presentation of ENT Department – Timisoara 10 years experience of in the diagnosis and treatment of tracheobronchial foreign body in children. We studied 93 children, aged between 10 months and 8 years.

Methods: The diagnosis of airways penetrating syndrome was established on history, clinical examination, cardiopulmonary X-ray, CT (virtual bronchoscopy) and rigid videotracheobronhoscopy. Foreign body removal was performed using pediatric Karl-Storz tracheobronhoscopy kit, under general anesthesia and video documentation.

Results: The repartition of the cases according to age was: 76 cases were between 10 month and 3 years; 17 cases were between 3 and 8 years. Foreign body localization was: 53 cases in right bronchus, left bronchus 23 cases, 12 cases with bilateral localization, 4 cases in the trachea and 1 case with subglottic localization. In 72 cases there was an organic nature of the foreign body, while in 21 cases there was an anorganic nature. All other patients presented a good evolution, with no complication after extraction of the foreign body.

Conclusions: Close cooperation between the ENT specialist, paediatrician, radiologist and anesthesiologist is necessary for the management of tracheobronchial foreign body.

Supported by: ENT Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, ”Victor Babes” Timisoara

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