Esophageal and tracheobronchial foreign bodies

Abstract

A retrospective review of 64 patients with esophageal and tracheobronchial foreign bodies, who were treated in the last 3 years in our department, were evaluated. In 10 patients no foreign body was found. In 15 patients esophageal fo¬reign bodies, 39 patients tracheobronchial foreign bodies were found. The most common esophageal foreign body was coin and in first esophageal narrowing. The peak incidences of tracheobronchial foreign bodies occur in children less than 3 years of age. Rigid endoscopy under general anesthesia was the preffered method for removal of aspirated material.

Özet

Özofagus ve trakeohronşiyal yabancı cisim asperasyonu şüphesi ile son üç yılda kliniğimize başvuran 64 hasta ret-rospektif olarak değerlendirildi. 10 vakada yabancı cisme rastanmadı. Onbeş vakadan özofagus yabncı cismi, 39 vakadan trakeohronşiyal yabancı cisim çıkarıldı. Özofagus yabancı cismi en sık, birinci darlıkta ve madeni para idi. Trakeohronşiyal yabancı cisim aspirasyonu en sık üç yaş altı çocuklarda görüldü. Genel anestezi altında rigid endoskopi yabancı cisim çıka¬rılmasında tercih edildi.