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The Demographic Features of Cases with Foreign Body Aspiration During Bronchoscopy
| Cases with FBA (n = 417) | Mean age (months) | Gender (M/F) | Location, n (%) | Foreign body, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left bronchus | Right bronchus | Trachea | Organic FB | Inorganic FB | |||
| Age <1 year (n = 50) | 9 (5–12) | 9/16 | 27 (54) | 20 (40) | 3 (6) | 47 (94) | 3 (6) |
| Age ≥1 year (n = 367) | 32 (13–200) | 27/25 | 147 (40) | 195 (53) | 25 (7) | 333 (91) | 34 (9) |
F, female; FBA, foreign body aspiration; M, male.
