[Foreign body XXXX : an urgent airway condition].

@entity1 @entity825 @entity5744 @entity260 @entity1173
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate demographic features, type and localization of foreign bodies, mean hospitalization duration, and peri- and @entity260 ratios of @entity1 with @entity5744 . @entity1 AND METHODS: Seventy @entity1 (23 males, 47 females; mean age 32  14.5 months; range 3 months to 10 years) who were diagnosed with @entity5744 in our clinic between January 2007 and August 2010, and performed rigid bronchoscopy under general anesthesia were included in this study. RESULTS: Main findings were cough, wheezing, and witnessed @entity1173 . No foreign body was detected in 14 @entity1 (20%). Foreign bodies in 56 @entity1 (80%) were successfully removed. Foreign bodies were located in the left bronchial tree in 23 @entity1 (41%), right bronchial tree in 18 @entity1 (32%), @entity825 in four @entity1 (7%), bilateral bronchial tree in three @entity1 (5%), carina in two @entity1 (3%), subglottic region in two @entity1 (3%), pyriform sinus in two @entity1 (2%), laryngeal ventricle in one @entity1 (1.7%), and right vocal cord in one @entity1 (1.7%). Foreign bodies were hard-shelled nuts in 23 @entity1 (41%), beans in 14 @entity1 (25%), plastic materials in 11 @entity1 (19%), and other bodies in eight @entity1 (14%). CONCLUSION: Foreign body @entity1173 is a risky condition particularly for @entity1 under the age of four. Bronchoscopy is still the most commonly used and reliable diagnosis and treatment method. Foreign body @entity1173 should be kept in mind in @entity1 with persistent cough, wheezing, and unilateral pulmonary findings in radiologic imaging.
