A 56-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department of Parkland Memorial Hospital complaining of chest pain. She had a remote history of a hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident complicated by pulmonary embolism, for which a Gunther-Tulip inferior vena cava (IVC) filter had been placed 6 years previously. In the triage area, the patient collapsed and was found to be hypotensive. An ECG show...

BACKGROUND Foreign body aspiration is an uncommon entity in adults. Herein, we describe our experience with flexible bronchoscopy in the removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in adults. We also conducted a systematic review of the literature on the topic of foreign body inhalation in adults managed with flexible bronchoscopy. METHODS The bronchoscopy database (from 1979 to 2014) was revi...

Introduction: Foreign bodies in the esophagus are considered to be a life-threatening condition in adults and children because of esophageal perforation, chemical pneumonitis, airway obstruction, and development of a fistula, leading to high morbidity and mortality with this condition. Most cases present with immediate symptoms. However, in rare cases, the foreign body can migrate within the t...

PURPOSE Evaluation of the technical success rate and complications when retrieving dislocated intravascular foreign bodies. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 1999 and 2015 38 patients (21 female; 17 male; Age: 17 - 92; Average 54.3 years) underwent an extraction of intravascular dislocated foreign bodies, which were not lost during a radiological intervention. The extracted material included 29 po...

Correspondence Dr. Isabelle Ayx Radiologie, Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg Prüfeningerstraße 86 93049 Regensburg Germany Tel.: ++ 49/9 41/369943 72 Fax: ++ 49/9 41/3 692523 [email protected] Abstract ▼ Purpose: Evaluation of the technical success rate and complications when retrieving dislocated intravascular foreign bodies. Material and Methods: Between 1999 and 2015 38 patients (21 female; 17 m...

UNLABELLED Abstract PURPOSE In this study, we analyzed pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes among foreign nationals of different backgrounds. METHODS The research was conducted between January 2006 and December 2011. One hundred fifty nine foreign nationals residing in Osaka city had pulmonary tuberculosis during this period. Patients were grouped according to treatment outcomes. We co...

When people ingest or insert foreign bodies, a brief history may be sufficient to establish the diagnosis, guide initial management decisions, and predict the process required for definitive removal. Sometimes, however, diagnosis and management of a foreign body might require a meticulous history and insightful care. Those at higher risk of having a foreign body include neurologically impaired ...