the aim of the current study was to determine the pattern, presentation and management of foreign body aspiration in our  population.  this prospective study comprised 55 patients with foreign body aspiration admitted to our department from january 2009 to december 2011. all patients underwent rigid bronchoscopy under local or general anesthesia. the patients’ demographic information along with...

background: ingestion of foreign bodies may result in the formation of a tracheoesophageal fistula (tef), which causes severe morbidity in children. we describe four cases of tef, who underwent emergent surgery for repair. case presentation: in this report, we present about four patients aged between 9 months to 2.5 years, who referred due to disc battery ingestion. there were two boys and two ...

introduction: foreign-body aspiration is still considered one of the most important diagnostic and therapeutic issues for physicians. mortality rates and the prevalence of diseases caused by foreign bodies in the airway are higher in children because of the relatively narrow airway and immature protective mechanisms. the aim of this study was to study the pattern of foreign-body aspiration in t...