BACKGROUND Aspiration can occur in patients of any age group, but it can be prevented. The primary population at risk is made up of survivors of cancer because of their increased risk of mucositis, mucosal atrophy, and dysphagia associated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and the disease process itself. The rate of incidence of aspiration cannot be quantified, because minor cases of aspiration ...

BACKGROUND Good cytological sample is very important for the cytological diagnosis of thyroid nodules. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of prepared samples by the combination of aspiration and non- aspiration fine needle biopsy. METHODS In this descriptive - analytical study, sampling was done simultaneously for each patient in fine needle aspiration and non-aspiration biops...

BACKGROUND Patients with stroke suffer from nutrition impairments and often rely on enteral nutrition (EN), which is associated with respiratory complications such as regurgitation and aspiration. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence of regurgitation and aspiration in patients with severe stroke infused with different volumes of EN. METHODS A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 210 ...

Despite the lack of validation, synovial aspiration remains a common practice during 2-stage septic revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The goal of this study was to investigate the diagnostic validity of synovial polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) spacer aspiration of temporary knee arthrodesis to detect persistent periprosthetic joint infection before TKA reimplantation. This retrospective coh...

Foreign body aspiration is a potentially life-threatening event especially in those who are younger than 5 years old. Aspiration could be presented as a spectrum, ranging from absolutely asymptomatic event to more sever events including choking, respiratory distress and cyanosis or even death. Although foreign bodies in lung may not be visualized on X-ray, X-ray radiography is considered as a f...

Background: Pneumomediastinum (PM) is caused by alveolar rapture. If air leak persists, subcutaneous emphysema occurs. The PM and subcutaneous emphysema have various etiologies. Common causes are respiratory tract infections and asthma exacerbations. Rarely, the PM occurs secondary to foreign body aspiration, and the life-threatening complications will occur without proper treatment. Case repo...

introduction: foreign body aspiration (fba) represents a life-threatening emergency .it occurs primarily in children below 3 years. generally, the most common aspirated fb is organic material such as nuts or beans. sharp foreign bodies (fbs) are of particular concern to the attending clinician, because of their potential to perforate the air passage and cause possible complications. here in, we...

hashimoto’s thyroiditis is associated with an increased risk of developing papillary carcinoma of thyroid. we hereby report a case of hashimoto’s thyroiditis with papillary carcinoma in a 45-year-old ear old female diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (fnac) which was later confirmed on histopathological examination .such an occurrence, when both lesions are picked up on fnac in a patie...

background: the aim was to compare the intensity of pain caused by suprapubic aspiration (spa) and urethral catheterization for urine sampling in premature infants. methods: a prospective randomized controlled design with 80 premature infants in alzahra university hospital, isfahan, iran was conducted. premature newborns who needed urine samples for microbiologic analysis were randomly assigned...

Foreign body aspiration may cause airway obstruction, either partial or total, which can be life-threatening. Delayed diagnosis will increase patient morbidity, especially the occurrence of bacterial infections. This case report discusses chronic foreign body aspiration in a six year<span...