Authors :
Awatif Abushhaiwia; MohamedDufani; Mohamed Amer Dekna; Ala Eddin Sager
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 10 - October
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7269292
Abstract :
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is one of the
leading causes of death in children, especially among
those younger than 3 years of age1
. Inhalation of foreign
bodies may cause a variety of symptoms, and early
diagnosis is highly associated with the successful removal
of the inhaled foreign material. Despite the great
advances in endoscopic procedures and anesthesia,
difficulties and complications still result from foreign
body aspiration. In some cases, the ingested foreign body
cannot be found or maybe misdiagnosed.
Mismanagement of patients with FBA increases the
length of symptomatic period, the rate of complications
and also the cost before the correct diagnosis is reached.
This report describes the case of an infant with foreign
body inhalation, caused by ingestion of a metal object
(TV Cable Converter) that was given to him by his sister.
The foreign body could not be discovered by some
pediatricians and was misdiagnosed with other causes of
wheezy chest. We describe one case of serious acute
complications following aspiration of foreign bodies that
became lodged in the tracheobronchial tree including
atelectasis, vocal cord laceration, and tracheal laceration
and subglottic edema. These were all situations that
could have been prevented with early recognition and
prompt therapeutic intervention.
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is one of the
leading causes of death in children, especially among
those younger than 3 years of age1
. Inhalation of foreign
bodies may cause a variety of symptoms, and early
diagnosis is highly associated with the successful removal
of the inhaled foreign material. Despite the great
advances in endoscopic procedures and anesthesia,
difficulties and complications still result from foreign
body aspiration. In some cases, the ingested foreign body
cannot be found or maybe misdiagnosed.
Mismanagement of patients with FBA increases the
length of symptomatic period, the rate of complications
and also the cost before the correct diagnosis is reached.
This report describes the case of an infant with foreign
body inhalation, caused by ingestion of a metal object
(TV Cable Converter) that was given to him by his sister.
The foreign body could not be discovered by some
pediatricians and was misdiagnosed with other causes of
wheezy chest. We describe one case of serious acute
complications following aspiration of foreign bodies that
became lodged in the tracheobronchial tree including
atelectasis, vocal cord laceration, and tracheal laceration
and subglottic edema. These were all situations that
could have been prevented with early recognition and
prompt therapeutic intervention.
