Occult foreign body aspirations in pediatric patients: 20-years of experience

Abstract Background The purpose of our study was to assess the frequency of occult foreign body aspiration (FBA) and to evaluate the diagnostic difficulties and therapeutic methods for these patients. Methods Between May 2000 and May 2020, 3557 patients with the diagnosis of FBA were treated in our...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bo Liu, Fengxia Ding, Yong An, Yonggang Li, Zhengxia Pan, Gang Wang, Jiangtao Dai, Hongbo Li, Chun Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01356-8