Diagnosis and treatment of tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration in children
Th e results of 247 bronchoscopies in children with the suspicion for the foreign bodies of tracheobronchial tree within the period from 2000 through 2009 are presented. Totally 168 (68,0%) foreign bodies were removed. Children at the age from 1 to 3 years amounted to large part (70,6%) of patients. Repeated bronchoscopy almost in half of the cases was conducted because of the prolonged standing of foreign bodies and large quantity of complications (55,0%). Th e procedures were performed using rigid and fl exible bronchoscopes.