Title: A Statistical Review of Clinical Cases with Tracheo-bronchial Foreign Bodies over the Past 29 Years.
Abstract: One hundred seventy cases of tracheo-bronchial foreign bodies, treated at our clinic between 1967 and 1995, were analyzed. Most of the tracheo-bronchial foreign bodies were observed in infants under 2 years of age. Eighty-four cases had aspirated peanuts. Foreign bodies were found in the trachea of 32 cases, in the right bronchus of 65 cases, in the left bronchus of 72 cases, and in both bronchi in 1 case. Almost all of the foreign bodies was removed by using a ventilation bronchoscope under general anesthesia.