Foreign Body Inhalation

ISBN-13: 9783847345015 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str.

Sameh Sersar

Opis

The most frequent accidental cause of household death in children under 6 years of age is the inhalation of a foreign body (FB). Delay in managements is blamed for death in cases of foreign body inhalations. The absence of a recognizable penetration syndrome complicates and delays not only the diagnosis but also the treatment of a FB. (1) Methods: We are presenting a review article about the magnitude of this problem, presentations, complications, managements using a review of the literature and some of our personal experiences. Results: We are presenting the results of some different authors plus ours. Conclusion: Early bronchoscopy is a paramount in any case of suspected foreign body aspiration.

O autorze

Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Mansoura University;35516; Egypt,Clinical Fellow in San Raffaele and San Donato Milanese Hospitals; Milan; Italy.Associate Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah; KSA.Sersar Egyptian Novel Technique to remove an inhaled foreign body through rigid bronchoscopy without using a forceps.