Table 1 Demographic and bronchoscopy findings
N | % | |
|---|---|---|
Age groups (years) | ||
< 1 | 15 | 7.4% |
1–2 | 54 | 26.6% |
2–3 | 41 | 20.2% |
3–4 | 27 | 13.3% |
4–5 | 19 | 9.4% |
5–6 | 10 | 4.9% |
≥ 6 | 37 | 18.2% |
Sex | ||
Female | 69 | 34.0% |
Male | 134 | 66.0% |
Foreign body aspiration | ||
No foreign body | 64 | 31.5% |
Foreign body present | 139 | 68.5% |
Type of foreign body | ||
Organic | 114 | 82.0% |
Inorganic | 25 | 18.0% |
Organic foreign body | ||
Nuts | 92 | 80.7% |
Seed | 17 | 14.9% |
Lupine | 6 | 5.3% |
Corn | 5 | 4.4% |
Fish bone | 2 | 1.8% |
Chicken bone | 1 | 0.9% |
Pasta | 1 | 0.9% |
Meat | 1 | 0.9% |
Inorganic foreign body | ||
Scarf pin | 8 | 32.0% |
Pen cap | 3 | 12.0% |
Paper | 2 | 8.0% |
Bead | 2 | 8.0% |
Metallic object | 2 | 8.0% |
Plastic piece | 2 | 8.0% |
Zipper | 1 | 4.0% |
Button | 1 | 4.0% |
Metallic Pen cap | 1 | 4.0% |
Plastic piece and metallic object | 1 | 4.0% |
Unidentified | 2 | 8.0% |
Bronchoscopy type | ||
Rigid | 144 | 70.9% |
Flexible | 46 | 22.7% |
Flexible then rigid | 13 | 6.4% |
Site of foreign body | ||
Right main bronchus | 59 | 42.4% |
Left main bronchus | 29 | 20.9% |
trachea | 26 | 18.7% |
Subglottic | 17 | 12.2% |
others | 8 | 5.8% |