FOREIGN BODIES IN LOWER AIRWAYS IN CHILDREN TREATED IN THE PAEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY CLINIC OF THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW IN 2005-2009

Mieczysław Chmielik, *Jolanta Jadczyszyn

Summary
Introduction: Foreign bodies in lower airways in children are present there mainly by accident. Most frequently when children are from 1 to 3 years old. A foreign body in airways poses a direct threat to life, so each child with such a suspicion should be hospitalised. Bronchoscopy is the method of choice in treatment.
Aim: To analyse case histories of children treated in 2005-2009 in the Paediatric ENT Clinic in Warsaw.
Material and method: The case histories analysed are those of children treated in the last 5 years in the Paediatric ENT Department of the Medical University of Warsaw. The age of the children ranged from 6 months to 16 years.
Results: The majority of hospitalised children with a foreign body in airways were not older than 3.5 years. In 59% of cases a foreign body was detected in males. The most frequent foreign body was peanuts (56.7%).
Conclusions: Bronchoscopy should be administered in each case of a suspicion of presence of a foreign body in airways. If no foreign body is found on one side, bronchoscopy should be administered on the other side.

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