Foreign bodies aspirated in children: Role of bronchoscopy

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 249-252

  Divisi, Duilio ^a   Di Tommaso, S ^a   Garramone, M ^a   Di Francescantonio, W ^a   Crisci, R M ^a   Costa, A M ^a   Gravina, G L ^a   Crisci, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fiber optic bronchoscopy; Rigid bronchoscopy; Surgical treatment; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INHALATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRACHEA;

BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPES; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INHALATION; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TRACHEA;

EID: 34447265499     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924714     Document Type: Article

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