1/4. Successful bronchoscopic retrieval of Timothy grass from the airway.Aspiration of Timothy grass in the airway is a well-recognized cause of bronchiectasis, and management often requires pulmonary resection. The authors describe 2 cases of Timothy grass aspiration with established pulmonary infection that were successfully managed by bronchoscopic removal with subsequent improvement. Every effort should be made to accomplish this goal, and pulmonary resection should be considered a last resort in these cases.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = grass (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/4. Grassheads in the tracheobronchial tree: two different outcomes.Many vegetable foreign bodies can produce serious pulmonary complications because of chemical irritation to the airway. Barley grass, a type of grasshead, does not induce such a reaction because of its resistance to organic decay. Complications which may occur are illustrated by the clinical course of two patients with aspiration of this foreign body. In the first patient the grasshead entered the trachea with the flowering unit first and the stem following. In the second patient the stem entered the trachea first. Recurrent pneumonias were noted in the first patient. Despite its presence in the right stem bronchus for three years, no further episodes of pneumonia followed its removal. In the second patient the grassheads could not be removed endoscopically. They migrated into the right lower lobe producing pneumonia and ultimately resulting in a brain abscess. The difference of entry of the same foreign body into the trachea, stem first versus flowering unit first, is an essential factor in altering the clinical outcome.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.66666666666667keywords = grass (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/4. bronchiectasis in pediatric patients resulting from aspirated grass inflorescences.A grass inflorescence (flowering head) aspirated by a child is difficult to diagnose, and frequently cannot be retrieved by bronchoscopy. Of four pediatric patients with aspirated grass inflorescences, two had severe hemoptysis and the other two were septic at the time of diagnosis. Their chronic debilitation and bronchiectasis necessitated an eventual pulmonary resection, with full recovery in all four patients.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = grass (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/4. bronchiectasis resulting from aspirated grass inflorescences.bronchiectasis due to aspiration of grass inflorescences is described in three children. One patient spontaneously expelled a grass head by coughing and was not operated on. The grass inflorescence was found in the right lobe's medial segment bronchi in the second case and in the pleural cavity of the third. Pulmonary resection was performed in both cases. The clinical manifestations were of both "lodging" and "extrusive" types of aspirated grass inflorescence. This possibility must be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic pulmonary infections in children.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.3333333333333keywords = grass (Clic here for more details about this article) |