Abstract
Plastic foreign bodies in the trachea may be tricky, as Drs. Stool and Bluestone point out. We would not hesitate to use bronchoscopy on their patient either, since the history, physical examination, and roentgenograms all were equivo cal. Bronchoscopy was diagnostic as well as therapeutic. Postural drainage treatment is not appropriate without a diagnosis of foreign body aspiration. Stool and Bluestone correctly point out the hazard of migration of the foreign body, with the potential complication of glottic obstruction or spasm. See image in the PDF file
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