Young Man With Suspected Foreign Body Ingestion

Multiple foreign body ingestion.

Clinical Outcome in Patients with Negative Rigid Oesophagoscopy for Suspected Foreign Body Ingestion.

Dear Editor, Foreign body (FB) ingestion, fi shbones in particular, is commonly encountered in the emergency setting in Singapore.1,2 While most are removed in the clinic, small percentages with oesophageal FBs require removal under general anaesthesia. Prompt removal avoids potential lethal complications like mediastinitis and aorto-oesophageal fi stula.3-6 While imaging modalities like comput...

Foreign body ingestion in children.

AIM Foreign bodies ingested by the oral route enter into the gastrointestinal tract and are considered a significant health problem in the childhood. In this study, we evaluated the pediatric patients who presented to our hospital with the complaint of ingestion of foreign body. MATERIAL AND METHODS The hospital records of all children who presented to our clinic because of ingestion of forei...

Foreign body ingestion in children.

Because many patients who have swallowed foreign bodies are asymptomatic, physicians must maintain a high index of suspicion. The majority of ingested foreign bodies pass spontaneously, but serious complications, such as bowel perforation and obstruction, can occur. Foreign bodies lodged in the esophagus should be removed endoscopically, but some small, blunt objects may be pulled out using a F...

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 ...