Open AccessUnusual cases of foreign bodies in air passage in children
Author(s) -
Bachi Hathiram,
D. S. Grewal,
Sajid Khan Pathan,
C. Chandrakiran,
Ninad Gaikwad,
Vinita R. Joshi,
Puneet Bhargava
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03001545
Subject(s) - carelessness , foreign bodies , foreign body , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , foreign body aspiration , population , general surgery , surgery , pediatrics , environmental health , psychiatry
Tracheobronchial foreign bodies when not treated promptly continue to be a source of morbidity and mortality specially in the paediatric population. Chevaliar Jackson, through meticulous analysis of mechanical problems related to foreign bodies in the air and food passages and their solution, created a science of rehearsed and tested instrumental techniques for their extraction (Jackson and Jackson, 1936). They developed instruments to achieve remarkable results with an almost unbelievably low morbidity and mortality.Aspiration of foreign bodies is seen more commonly in the paediatric age group and nearly 94% of them occur in infants and children (Holinger and Holinger, 1978). According to Jackson, nearly 90% of these foreign body accidents are due to carelessness, and are therefore avoidable. We present two unusual cases of inorganic foreign bodies in the air passages in children with special reference to the problems encountered in their diagnosis and management.