Dana Elena Mîndru, Gabriela Păduraru, Carmen Daniela Rusu, Elena Țarcă, Alice Nicoleta Azoicăi, Solange Tamara Roșu, Alexandrina-Ștefania Curpăn, Irina Mihaela Ciomaga Jitaru, Ioana Alexandra Pădureț, Alina Costina Luca
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a frequent diagnosis in children. In the absence of other lung conditions, such as asthma or chronic pulmonary infections, this manifests as a sudden onset of cough, dyspnea, and wheezing. The differential diagnosis is based on a scoring system which takes into account the clinical picture as well as the radiologic aspects. The treatment that is considered the gold-standard for FBA in children remains to be rigid fibronchoscopy, however it comes with several potentially crucial local complications such as airway edema, bleeding, and bronchospasm, along inherent issues due to general anesthesia...
June 9, 2023: Medicina