The efficacy and safety of airway foreign body removal by balloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope in children - A retrospective analysis

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• 作者：Xiaobo Chen ; Yu Chen ; Changhao Zhong ; Yunxiang Zeng ; Weizhan Luo ; Shiyue Li ; ^{lishiyue2885@163.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：FB ; foreign body ; OD ; outer diameter
• 刊名：International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：82
• 期：Complete
• 页码：88-91
• 全文大小：611 K

文摘

To investigate the efficacy and safety of the airway foreign body removal by balloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope in children.

Methods

Retrospective analysis was performed of 26 cases of airway foreign body removal in children by balloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University between December 2006 and December 2014.

Results

There were 14 males and 12 females, aging between 1 and 12 years (median age: 25 months). The clinical course ranged from 0.5 h to 60 days (median: 3 days). The foreign bodies consisted of peanuts (16 cases), soybeans (3 cases), pumpkin seeds (3 cases), porcine bone (1 case), olive nut (1 case), and a plant-based object (1 case). All foreign bodies were successfully removed. The operation duration ranged from 3 to 15 (5.3 ± 2.9) min. No complication was observed such as hemorrhage, pneumothorax, or airway laceration.

Conclusions

Balloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope is a safe, effective, and easily performed method of removing airway non-sharp foreign bodies in children.