CLINICAL OUTCOME OF RIGID BRONCHOSCOPY IN PATIENTS WITH FOREIGN BODY TRACHEOBRONCHIAL INHALATION.

Objective: To determine the clinical outcome of Rigid Bronchoscopy in patients with Tracheobronchial Foreign Body inhalation. Material and Methods: This study was conducted in Otolaryngology department, Khyber teaching hospital, Peshawar of one year duration from January 2018 to December 2019. Total 90 Patients of age 4 months to 14 years on clinical suspicion of foreign body bronchus were included, while patients with history of bronchial asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis and radio opaque foreign body bronchus were excluded. Results: Among 90 patients 60 (66.66 %) were males and 30 (33.33 %), were female patients. Confirmed foreign body bronchus was found in 80 (88.89%), in which male were 53 and female patients were 27. Foreign body was found more common in 35 (39%) of cases in less than 3 years of age. Conclusion: Rigid bronchoscopy is gold standard in treating foreign body Tracheobronchial tree. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]