Bronchiectasis consequent upon foreign body retention

Bronchiectasis consequent upon foreign body retention.

Retention of a Foreign Body for Twenty Years

Mrs. B., aged 27, had for many years suffered from attacks of pain in the throat which was localised to the right side of the larynx. She had been seen for this by several doctors, one of whom removed her tonsils without improving the condition?others thought the condition neurasthenic. Recently her daughter, aged two, pressed with her fist against the right side of the patient's larynx, this c...

Long-Term Retention of an Intraorbital Metallic Foreign Body Adjacent to the Optic Nerve

We report the case of an asymptomatic 47 year-old male patient who suffered a penetrating wound from a metallic foreign body that became embedded adjacent to the optic nerve for over thirty years, as well as the associated examination, imaging, and fundus photography. Intraorbital metallic foreign bodies can be well tolerated and may not require surgical intervention despite proximity to import...

A self-inflicted male urethral/vesical foreign body (olive seed) causing complete urinary retention

Foreign body in the urethra is a relatively rare occurrence. A variety of foreign bodies, majority of which were mostly self-inflicted for psychiatric disorder, senility, intoxication, and autoerotic stimulation, have been reported in the literature. We report a case of self-inserted foreign body (olive seed) in the urethra.

The use of CT angiography for preoperative evaluation of large foreign body retention following penetrating trauma.

Ihedioha U, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-219648 DESCRIPTION A 31-year-old man presented to the accident and emergency department with a penetrating injury to his left posterolateral chest wall. He was haemodynamically stable, and there was no significant bleeding from the entry point. Plain anterior radiography (figure 1) of the chest revealed a knife embedded within the extra...