Surgery in foreign body ingestion and aspiration: descriptive study

Foreign body ingestion and aspiration.

1. Recognize the presenting history, signs, and symptoms of patients who have swallowed or inhaled foreign bodies. 2. Discuss the long-term complications of gastrointestinal and airway foreign bodies. 3. Describe appropriate management strategies for patients who have common esophageal and gastric foreign bodies. 4. Identify the risks associated with ingestion of button batteries and recognize ...

Foreign Body Ingestion and Aspiration in Iranian Children: Experience of 369 Cases in a Pediatric Unit

Background The spectrum of foreign bodies is various based on specific environment and eating habits in each area. This study was designed to identify the type of foreign bodies, associated symptoms and management of children with ingestion or aspiration of objects.   Materials and Methods</spa...

Management of foreign body aspiration or ingestion in dentistry.

Foreign body aspiration or ingestion can be a potential complication during routine dental treatment. The handling of dental objects requires particular care, especially where the patient is supine or semi-recumbent. Dentist must be able to manage emergency situations in which patients accidentally swallow dental instruments or materials during treatment and procedures. This article reviews the...

Tracheoesophageal fistula following disc battery ingestion and foreign body impaction

Background: Ingestion of foreign bodies may result in the formation of a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), which causes severe morbidity in children. We describe four cases of TEF, who underwent emergent surgery for repair. Case presentation: In this report, we present about four patients aged between 9 months to 2.5 years, who referred due to disc battery ingestion. There were two boys and two ...

Multiple foreign body ingestion.