• Xiaobo Chen, Yu Chen, Changhao Zhong, Yunxiang Zeng, Weizhan Luo, and Shiyue Li.
• State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
• Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Mar 1; 82: 88-91.

ObjectivesTo investigate the efficacy and safety of the airway foreign body removal by balloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope in children.MethodsRetrospective analysis was performed of 26 cases of airway foreign body removal in children by balloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University between December 2006 and December 2014.ResultsThere were 14 males and 12 females, aging between 1 and 12 years (median age: 25 months). The clinical course ranged from 0.5h to 60 days (median: 3 days). The foreign bodies consisted of peanuts (16 cases), soybeans (3 cases), pumpkin seeds (3 cases), porcine bone (1 case), olive nut (1 case), and a plant-based object (1 case). All foreign bodies were successfully removed. The operation duration ranged from 3 to 15 (5.3±2.9)min. No complication was observed such as hemorrhage, pneumothorax, or airway laceration.ConclusionsBalloon catheter via flexible bronchoscope is a safe, effective, and easily performed method of removing airway non-sharp foreign bodies in children.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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