Foreign body inhalation affects thousands of children every year, and it remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Inhaled organic or inorganic foreign bodies can become lodged in the posterior nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, or bronchi. Presentation of foreign body inhalation can range from nonspecific respiratory symptoms to respiratory failure associated with a chokin...

Foreign bodies are a common problem seen in otolaryngological practice. Of the reported foreign bodies, metallic foreign bodies are a rare entity. One of the least common complications of foreign body ingestion is penetration and migration. We describe a case of a migrating metallic foreign body in a 50-year-old woman with a history of accidental ingestion causing odynophagia. In the present ca...

UNLABELLED Foreign bodies are one of the most common ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) urgencies. Serious complications may occur, like tympanic perforations and bronchoaspiration, but they are uncommon. AIM To analyze a 1356 foreign body series and establish causes for the complications, looking at prevention. MATERIALS AND METHODS 1356 patients with ear, nose and throat foreign bodies from the E...

Two cats and 3 dogs were treated for an endotracheal tube tracheal foreign body (ETFB) during recovery from general anesthesia. Bronchoscopy was used to remove the ETFB. Animals were clinically normal at discharge. While rare, ETFB can occur upon recovery from anesthesia. Bronchoscopy is an effective way to remove ETFB.

This study aims to investigate the effect of the Twin Deficits, i.e., deficit of government budget, and deficit in current account, on the foreign debt in Jordan during the period 1977 – 2004. A four variables cointegration analysis with the variables: outstanding foreign debt, budget deficit, current account balance proxied by its index, and gross fixed capital formation were exploited. Dicky-...

Foreign bodies can gain entrance to the body through several mechanisms, ie, ingestion, aspiration, and purposeful insertion. For each of these common entry mechanisms, this article examines the epidemiology, clinical presentation, anatomic considerations, and key imaging characteristics associated with clinically relevant foreign bodies seen in the emergency department (ED) setting. We detail ...

atric populations, and up to 75% of cases occur in patients <4 years of age (1). Children ingest a variety of foreign bodies, some of which are more harmful and life threatening than others. However, hepatic foreign bodies are rare. Foreign bodies can reach the liver by one of three routes: direct penetration through the abdominal or thoracic wall, migration from the gastrointestinal tract, or ...

conclusions ultrasonography seems to be a safe and cost effective method to evaluate foreign bodies, especially radiolucent objects, in patients with penetrating trauma and suspicious of foreign bodies that may remain undiagnosed in radiography. availability of bedside ultrasound for emergency physicians is an important issue, since it is not possible to access the radiologist at any time of th...

Intra-abdominal foreign bodies can be either secondary to ingestion or trans-abdominal wall migration. They pose a challenge in diagnosis as well as management. Most ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully [1-7]. Only a small percentage are symptomatic either causing perforation or obstruction. Similarly, foreign bodies can migrate into the abdominal cavity ...