الفهرس 
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Abstract
This was a prospective study; to evaluate the incidence,
diagnosis and therapeutic bronchoscopic intervention, of foreign
body aspiration (FBA), in children (up to 12 years old). FBA
patients presented to the Otorhinolaryngology Department in
Menoufia University Hospital and Kobry El Koba military Hospital
from the period 1-4-2017 to 30-9-2018.
The majority (63%) of patients were below 3 years old; and
(16.6%) of patients were from 3 – 6 years old; and (14.9%) of
patients were from 6 – 9 years old; while only (5.5%) of patients
were from 9 – 12 years old. 57.4% of patients were males; while
(42.6%) were females.
Most patients (85.2%) live in rural areas; while (14.8%) live
in urban areas.
Most patients (61.1%) had low status, (35.2%) had middle
status; while only (3.7%) had high socio-economic status.
83.3% of patients had chocking, (64.8%) had cough, (31.5%)
had dyspnea, (20.4%) had fever, (16.7%) had distress, (3.7%) had
cyanosis, (55.6%) had decreased air entry, (46.3%) had localized
wheezes.
Most patients (55.6%) presented less than 1 day, (20.4%) of
patients presented between 1-7 days, while (24 %) of patients
presented more than 7 days.29.7% of patients had lung collapse,
(20.4%) had hyperinflation, (9.2%) had mediastinal shift, (18.5%)
had radio-opaque FB, and (22.2%) had picture of pneu