Left Bronchial Foreign Body Is Always Left Rigid Bronchoscopy an Armour Beyond Barriers in Retrieval-A Case Series

Abstract

Gerald Parisutham Sebastian, Prince Peter Dhas Dhevadason, Vasanthi John, Karthikeyan Ramalingam, Selvarajan Nagaraja

Airway foreign bodies (AFBs) is an interdisciplinary area between, Pediatrics and Otolaryngology [1]. Foreign-body aspiration in the airway of children is a life-threatening clinical situation responsible for many deaths each year. Most airway foreign body aspirations occur in children younger than 15 years; children aged 1-3 years are the most susceptible [2]. Vegetable matter tends to be the most common airway foreign body; peanuts are the most common food item aspirated [5]. We present four interesting cases of bronchial foreign bodies that caused diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

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