A case of a ferromagnetic foreign body in a medically compromised patient was reported. The patient was a 45-year-old male who consulted our department complaining of a foreign body accidentally impacted in the right cheek. X-ray examination revealed a foreign body at the lateral aspect of the right mandibular ramus. The removal of the foreign body was scheduled, but the patient did not return ...

UNLABELLED Accidental or intentional ingestion of sharp metallic foreign bodies is a common clinical occurrence. Predisposing factors include excessive alcohol intake, mental impairment and psychiatric illnesses. Usually, the detection of a migratory foreign body is incidental when patients present with unrelated symptoms. A 50-year-old woman attended the surgical outpatient clinic with a forei...

We report 11 cases of endobronchial foreign body. From January 1982 through December 1994, a total of 11 cases were diagnosed roentogenographically and bronchoscopically at our hospital. These patients consisted of 10 men and 1 woman with a mean age of 58.5 years (range 33 to 77 years). Symptoms on presenting were usually cough, sputum, or chest pain. The foreign bodies were inorganic in 10 cas...

OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical characteristics of children pen sheath bronchial foreign body, andto conclude rigid bronchoscope and self-made foreign body hook in the value of diagnosis and treatment in childrenpen sheath bronchial foreign body and operating considerations. METHODS 21 pen sheath bronchial foreign body cases diagnosed and treated by rigid bronchoscopy were retrospective ana...

In children with acquired oesophageal strictures * even without a definite history of ingestion, there could be a foreign body in the oesophagus * diagnostic work-up in cases of suspected 'occult foreign body' still presents difficulties, particularly if the foreign body is radiolucent * the chronic presence of a foreign body in the oesophagus may lead to severe and unsuspected complications a ...

INTRODUCTION Determination of type and location of trapped objects and endoscopic observations among children with foreign-body ingestion. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated 105 endoscopic records of patients presenting with foreign-body ingestion from 2001-2011. RESULTS Button batteries were the most common objects removed (41%). The lower segment of the esophagus was the most common trapp...

BACKGROUND/AIM In cases of blurred optic media the ultrasound diagnostics offers useful data about eventual presence of intraocular foreign body as well as about its precise localization in the eye. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze echographic findings in patients with the diagnosis of intraocular foreign body with a special interest in localizations of a intraocular foreign...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of soft tissue gas on the accuracy of foreign body detection by realtime sonography. METHODS This was a prospective randomized study using glass, metal, and bone inserted into turkey breasts to simulate human soft tissue foreign bodies. Air was subsequently injected around a random selection of the foreign bodies to simulate soft tissue gas that can accompany...

although uncommon, different kinds of foreign bodies, most of which metallic, have been reported to enter the appendix. the present report describes a case with a metallic foreign body-induced appendicitis, and makes suggestion in regards to the diagnosis and management of the problem. a metallic foreign body was accidentally observed in the right lower quadrant region in an abdominal x-ray tak...

Intentional ingestion of foreign bodies is common in psychiatric patients and prison inmates. Timing of endoscopy for ingested foreign bodies varies and depends on the type and location of the foreign body in the gastrointestinal tract. We present the case of a 26-year-old man who was brought from a correctional facility after confessing to have swallowed a few shower curtain hooks. Abdominal X...