Abstract:
After the introduction of bronchoscopy into the medical practice, the incidence of complications following
the extraction of the foreign body from the lower respiratory tract, was considerably reduced. The aim of this
study is to analyze the cases of tracheobronchial foreign bodies, brought via AVIASAN line in recent years, and
solved by the otorhinolaryngology clinic “Em. Cotaga “.
Materials and methods. We performed a retrospective study involving 188 patients with tracheobronchial
foreign bodies.
Results. The study found that the predominant age of tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration in children
was from 1 to 2 years (59,6%).
Foreign bodies sucked into the lower respiratory tract was met more frequent in male (63,3%) than female
(36.7%).
The localization of the suctioned bodies predominated in the right bronchus (60.1%) compared to the left
bronchus (31,9%), and a small number of foreign bodies being in the larynx (3,2%).
Considering the nature of the foreign body, the sunflower seeds (30,9%) and walnut kernel (23,9%) predominance was observed.
Conclusions
• according to the children’s age structure in the case of foreign bodies suction in the lower respiratory
tract there is a predominance of the age of 1-3 years.
• by gender, the male sex predominates in the case of sucking foreign bodies.
• the location of the suctioned bodies are more often determined in the right bronchus than in the left
bronchus.
• the organic of the foreign body depends very much on the peculiarities of the diet and lifestyle of the
population, the age of the child, the games and the interests of the child.
• complications or deaths during and after tracheobronchoscopy in children.
