Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2000
Case Reports[Vegetal foreign body in the airway: an unusual cause of hemoptysis in childhood. Clinical case].
Hemoptysis is an infrequent symptom in childhood and potentially life threatening. The most common causes in this age group are bronchiectasis secondary to cystic fibrosis, cardiovascular and pulmonary congenital anomalies and a miscellaneous group of causes including retained intrabronchial aspirated foreign bodies. ⋯ Based on clinical history, aspiration of a vegetal foreign body was postulated as the etiology and it was confirmed in the pathological examination after surgical exploration, with pulmonary lobe resection. The importance of a good history taking in pediatric hemoptysis is emphasized.
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Revista médica de Chile · Mar 2000
[Medical-surgical experience of intestinal intussusception. Experience of a university institution].
Management of intestinal intussusception in children has evolved from exclusively surgical treatments to nonoperative reduction under fluoroscopic monitoring. ⋯ Nonsurgical reduction is safe and effective as the initial treatment of uncomplicated intussusception in children.