Foreign bodies in food and air passages: A clinical study

We undertook this study to evaluate the clinico-radiological profile, treatment modalities adopted and to know the relevant contributing factors. A prospective study of a hundred cases foreign bodies in food and air passages fifty each conducted over two years at a tertiary care centre. Only cases o...

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Published in:MRIMS journal of health sciences 2015, Vol.3 (1), p.65-67
Main Authors: Biroj, VamshiKrishna, Reddy, MSantosh, Rao, YPrabhakara
Format: Article
Language:English
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clinical study
foreign body. broncho esophagoscopy
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Summary:We undertook this study to evaluate the clinico-radiological profile, treatment modalities adopted and to know the relevant contributing factors. A prospective study of a hundred cases foreign bodies in food and air passages fifty each conducted over two years at a tertiary care centre. Only cases of laryngeal, tracheal, pharyngeal and upper esophageal foreign bodies are included. Radiological investigations were done as needed. A total of 100 patients were studied. The youngest was nine months of age and the eldest was 68 years. 58 (58%) were male, 42 (42%) were female. The commonest site of lodgment of FB was observed as crico pharynx (64%)and right main bronchus (48%) for food and air passages respectively. Mortality rate was observed as 2% for tracheobronchial foreign bodies while it was nil in pharyngo-esophageal. Foreign bodies in aero digestive tract constitute a common emergency in otolaryngological practice. A well planned procedure is always better and delay in diagnosis and management leads to morbid outcomes.
ISSN:2321-7006
2321-7294
DOI:10.4103/2321-7006.301963