BACKGROUND: Airway foreign bodies (AFBs) is an interdisciplinary area between
emergency medicine, pediatrics and otolaryngology. It is a life-threatening condition that is …

Asphyxiation by an inhaled foreign body is a leading cause of accidental death among
children younger than 4 years. We analyzed the recent epidemiology of foreign body …

BACKGROUND: Very recently, some attempts have been made to start a systematic
collection of foreign bodies (FB) in view of using them to characterize the risk of chocking in …

Objective: Foreign body aspirations comprise the majority of accidental deaths in childhood.
Diagnostic delay may cause an increase in mortality and morbidity in cases without acute …

(1) Background: Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a significant public health concern among
the pediatric population, and fatalities are dramatic for families. It typically involves organic …

Accidental inhalation of both organic and non-organic foreign bodies continues to be a
cause of childhood morbidity and mortality, requiring prompt recognition and early treatment …

Background: Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common cause of respiratory compromise in
early childhood. The objective of this study was to describe the features and outcomes of …

Background Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is one of the most important preventable causes
of childhood mortality and morbidity. Objective The aim of this study was to define the clinical …

Background There are few reports comparing flexible and rigid bronchoscopy in adult
foreign body (FB) aspiration. The aim of this retrospective study was to review the clinical …

Background: Tracheobronchial foreign bodies (TBFBs) due to accidental aspiration are seen
in both children and adults and are usually extracted by flexible bronchoscopy (FB) or rigid …