Foreign body aspiration in the airway of children is a life threatening clinical situation responsible [1] for many deaths each year, with children less than two years of age being most commonly affected . The peak incidence of inhaled foreign bodies in early childhood is because of two reasons: 1) The exploring nature of the young child who is often edentulous and has a tendency to place any object in the mouth, the solid objects entering the pharynx elicits a startle response permitting the [2] foreign body to enter the open larynx during forced inspiration . 2) High incidence of upper respiratory tract infection makes the young children mouth breathers. Also due to the presence of coughing, the inhalation of food particles may easily occur with sharp intake of [3] breath following a bout of cough . The course of illness after a foreign body lodges in the air passage depends on the characteristics of the foreign body and its length of stay. The unsuspected longstanding foreign bodies may lead to complications such as pneumonia, bronchiectasis, atelectasis, and even death.Many advances have been made since Chevalior Jackson described the technique of the removal of foreign bodies from the airway and with the advent of ventilating bronchoscope has greatly [4] improved the illumination and thus facilitates the endoscopist to remove foreign bodies easily .
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