introduction: foreign bodies in the upper aerodigestive tract often get lost following inappropriate attempts at removal. children may present late with localized infection, posing a challenge to the otolaryngologists in a referral set-up in diagnosing and retrieving such foreign bodies.   case report: a two-year-old boy presented with refractory purulent rhinorrhea and intermittent low-grade f...

introduction: the diagnosis of foreign bodies in the upper aerodigestive tract is usually straightforward but sometimes it can be delayed or the location of esophageal and upper airway foreign bodies can be mistakenly interchanged.  case report: we present two interesting cases that caused diagnostic challenges which could have led to serious complications if a greater delay in diagnosis had oc...

background : foreign body aspiration is a common medical emergency among children that can lead to lethal complications especially in neglected or misdiagnosed cases. case report: this article is a report of a 15-month-old child who aspirated food materials and after chocking crisis, she presented with unspecific respiratory symptoms and treated for respiratory tract infections. after five days...

discussion this case has two unusual features. first, it is difficult for a foreign body to reach the urinary bladder in males. second, the presented case was left unattended for two whole weeks. introduction urinary bladder is the most common site for foreign body in the urinary tract. self insertion of a long object into the bladder is very difficult in males. we present a case of self-insert...

herein, we present the case of a 45-years-old woman with a foreign body (dental prosthesis) ingestion lodged in the esophagus(figure.1). the foreign body was extracted by rigid esophagoscopy after severe manipulation. in 24 hours, the patient became febrile with emphysema in the neck. laboratory data showed leukocytosis and ct scan revealed signs of esophageal perforation(figure.2). surgical ex...

a 37 - year- old man came to the hospital with a history of penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma due to gunshot wound in 10 days before. he underwent laparatomy and hepatorrhaphy in that time and right sided chest tube was inserted. chest ct scan revealed metallic foreign body in lung tissue due to bullet burst. right thoracotomy was performed and metallic foreign body extracted from lung tissue

introduction & objective: foreign body ingestion is a common and important condition that can be life threatening if not diagnosed and treated properly. diagnosis is especially difficult in patients with unusual symptoms. this study was performed to determine the incidence and complications of foreign body ingestion in the patients referred to shiraz khalili hospital. materials & methods: in th...

background asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease in respiratory system and obesity is another inflammatory disease which incidence rate is increasing. although, many studies have been conducted on severity of asthma and its relationship with obesity, but different results have been obtained. this study aimed to determine a relationship between asthma severity, body mass index (bmi) and pulmo...

Hytrast, a new bronchographic medium of high iodine content, provides excellent radiographic contrast. A number of clinical, pathological, and experimental studies have revealed inflammatory changes after pulmonary retention of Hytrast. Examination of 43 unselected pneumonectomy specimens after Hytrast bronchography revealed typical crystals in 15 instances. The pulmonary reaction included macr...

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