AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IN CHILDREN |
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| Authors: | TS RAGHU RAMAN DAL JIT SINGH DG JAYAPRAKASH LN RAJA |
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| Institution: | *Reader, Department of Pediatrics, AFMC, Pune 411 040;+Graded specialist (Pediatrics), Bangalore 560 007;#Postgraduate student (Pediatrics), Bangalore 560 007;**Senior Advisor (Pediatrics) CH (AF), Bangalore 560 007 |
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| Abstract: | Seventeen children presenting with airway obstruction have been studied to highlight the similar clinical features of different etiological conditions, their diagnostic limitations, and the importance of early bronchoscopy. There were 8 patients with foreign body in lower airway, out of which 6 were vegetable foreign bodies. Few rarer conditions like membranous laryngotracheobronchitis, subglottic hemangioma and acyanotic congenital heart disease producing airway obstruction have been highlighted. There were 2 deaths in the study unrelated to endoscopic procedure.KEY WORDS: Airway obstruction, Bronchoscopy |
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