The use of CT-scan in foreign body aspiration in children: A 6 years' experience
A foreign body aspiration is a risky situation, common in pediatric emergency. The “gold standard” to rule out a foreign body or proceed to its extraction, is rigid bronchoscopy (RB) under general anesthesia. However, RB is an intrusive exam with possible complications. Depending on authors, RB in emergency is a procedure at risk of complications in 4–17% of cases. Advances in radiology allow CT-scanners of fast acquisition and high definition, which could be used as an alternative to RB.
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Vincent Pitiot, Margaux Grall, Dominique Ploin, Eric Truy, Sonia Ayari Khalfallah Source Type: research
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