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Case Reports
. 2019 Dec 28:2019:4143120.
doi: 10.1155/2019/4143120. eCollection 2019.

Unusual Bronchial Foreign Bodies with Localized Bronchiectasis in Five Children

Xi-Ling Wu  1 , Lei Wu  1 , Zhi-Min Chen  1
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Unusual Bronchial Foreign Bodies with Localized Bronchiectasis in Five Children

Xi-Ling Wu et al. Case Rep Med. .

Abstract

Obstructive foreign bodies are uncommon causes of bronchiectasis in children, the causal relationship between foreign body aspiration and bronchiectasis remains unclear. We conducted a review of children who were diagnosed with bronchiectasis due to foreign body retention in a university hospital between 2014 and 2019. Five patents were studied (four boys, one girl; age range: 15 months to 13 years old). Computed tomography showed localized cylindrical bronchiectasis in all five patients. After removal of the foreign body by bronchoscopy, the prognoses were good. Patients with localized cylindrical bronchiectasis should be examined to exclude foreign body. As long as foreign body aspiration is diagnosed early and appropriately removed, the possibility of a lobectomy or even mortality is greatly reduced.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
The images of CT and bronchoscopy of case 5: (a) shows bronchiectasis in posterior basal segment of the right lower lobe; (b) shows a spherical foreign body in the posterior basal segment of the right lower lobe (c) shows the picture after removal of foreign body.
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