| Bronchial foreign body aspiration diagnosed with MDCT |
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Hye Kyung Cho, Ky Young Cho, Sung Yoon Cho, Sejung Sohn |
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Department of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| 다중검출 나선형 CT로 진단한 기관지 이물 흡인 |
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조혜경, 조기영, 조성윤, 손세정 |
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이화여자대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Sejung Sohn, Email: sohn@ewha.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
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Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common accident in young children. Undiagnosed and retained foreign bodies may result in severe early and late complications such as asphyxia, pneumonia, atelectasis and bronchiectasis. Moreover, because it can mimic bronchiolitis, croup or asthma, an accurate history and a high index of suspicion are of paramount importance for early diagnosis. With our experience on bronchial FBA initially misdiagnosed as acute bronchiolitis, we emphasize that a minute radiological finding should not be neglected and a repeat chest radiograph may be helpful when the initial study shows normal findings. Multidetector computed tomography is a very useful noninvasive diagnostic modality for FBA. |
| Key Words:
Foreign body aspiration, Bronchus, Children |
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