Bronchoscopic removal of foreign bodies from children in Bosnia and Herzegovina: experience with 230 patients.

Objectives: To present the experience from an emerging country, in the bronchoscopic removal of foreign bodies in children.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records from 230 patients treated at the ENT Department, Tuzla University Hospital, Bosnia and Herzegovina, between January 1987 and December 1998.

Results: Positive bronchoscopic findings were present in 136 (59.