Inhalation of foreign bodies by children: review of experience with 74 cases from Dubai.

Seventy four out of 94 cases of bronchoscopy carried out over a five year period are reviewed. The clinical history of choking followed by recurrent spasmodic cough were found to be the most important element in making the diagnosis and proceeding to diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy. Radiology was inferior as a diagnostic aid although radioactive scanning may be helpful in difficult cases.