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Children usually below the age of 3 years inhale a foreign body that lodges in their air passages and can further cause chronic lung injury, if the foreign body stays in for a longer duration of time. Delay in diagnosing and treating the condition can lead to several complications like pneumonia, bronchiectasis and atelectasia. It can even be life-threatening for the child.
The most common symptoms of Tracheo bronchial foreign body are:
Tracheo bronchial foreign body can be removed by a procedure known as bronchoscopy. Here, a thin viewing instrument known as bronchoscope is used by the doctor to examine the patient’s airways and also remove the Tracheo bronchial foreign body.