Management of foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree in adults: a 10-year experience

• Published in: The European journal of surgery Vol. 166; no. 12; pp. 920 - 923
• Main Authors: Athanassiadi, Kalliopi, Kalavrouziotis, Georgios, Lepenos, Vassilios, Hatzimichalis, Antonios, Loutsidis, Antonios, Bellenis, Ion
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Taylor & Francis, Ltd 01.12.2000; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Bronchi; Female; Foreign Bodies - surgery; Humans; Injuries of the thorax. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Thoracotomy; Trachea; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; Human; Intensive care; Treatment; Respiratory disease; Bronchus; Adult; Foreign body; Trachea; Trauma
• ISSN: 1102-4151; 1741-9271
• DOI: 10.1080/110241500447056

Objective: To report our experience of foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree in adults. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Teaching hospital, Athens. Subjects: 25 patients referred to the department of thoracic surgery for treatment. Interventions: Bronchoscopic extraction in 16, thoracotomy with bronchotomy in 5, and resection in 4. Results: No major complications and no deaths. Conclusion: Bronchoscopic extraction is usually possible, but thoracotomy and bronchotomy or resection may be necessary. Copyright © 2000 Taylor and Francis Ltd.