Yangyan Yan, Jing Bi, Jia Liu, Xiaofen Tao, Yong Fu
Objective: To explore the diagnosis and treatment experience of complex respiratory foreign bodies in children. Methods: The clinical data of 1 243 cases of respiratory foreign bodies in children were retrospectively analyzed, among which 10 cases(0.8%) were complicated respiratory foreign bodies. Results: Among the 10 cases of complex respiratory foreign bodies, 2 cases were removed by open thoracotomy, 1 case was removed by tracheotomy, 1 case was removed by lobectomy, 1 case was removed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy because of difficult airway caused by the accompanying congenital pulmonary artery sling, and the pulmonary artery sling correction was synchronized with the fiberoptic bronchoscopic removal, 3 cases were removed by fiberoptic bronchoscopic holmium laser and/or freezing method to make the foreign body deformed and fragmented and then taken out by the sound gate, and 2 cases were removed because of the In 3 cases, the foreign bodies were deformed and fragmented by fiberoptic bronchoscopy, and in 2 cases, the foreign bodies were removed through the vocal folds because of their special characteristics...
February 2024: Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology, Head, and Neck Surgery