A Novel Two Surgeons Approach to Bronchial Foreign Body Removal by Optical Instruments- An 11 Years Institutional Experience.

ABSTRACT: A potentially life-threatening emergency in ENT practice is the aspiration of tracheobronchial foreign body. This commonly affects young children and requires early extraction. Successful removal provides immediate relief. However procedural complications can cause devastating morbidity like anoxic encephalopathy or instant death. The aim of this study is to describe the experience in our institution with two surgeons approach for removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies by telescope and optical forceps. This is an observational study from the period of March 2010 to April 2021 in which 96 patients (59 males, 37 females; age range 3 months to 15 years) were diagnosed with foreign body aspiration. In all cases rigid bronchoscopy and FB removal under general anaesthesia was performed using

SUBMITTER: Sikdar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8435297 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature