herein, we present the case of a 45-years-old woman with a foreign body (dental prosthesis) ingestion lodged in the esophagus(figure.1). the foreign body was extracted by rigid esophagoscopy after severe manipulation. in 24 hours, the patient became febrile with emphysema in the neck. laboratory data showed leukocytosis and ct scan revealed signs of esophageal perforation(figure.2). surgical ex...

a 37 - year- old man came to the hospital with a history of penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma due to gunshot wound in 10 days before. he underwent laparatomy and hepatorrhaphy in that time and right sided chest tube was inserted. chest ct scan revealed metallic foreign body in lung tissue due to bullet burst. right thoracotomy was performed and metallic foreign body extracted from lung tissue

introduction & objective: foreign body ingestion is a common and important condition that can be life threatening if not diagnosed and treated properly. diagnosis is especially difficult in patients with unusual symptoms. this study was performed to determine the incidence and complications of foreign body ingestion in the patients referred to shiraz khalili hospital. materials & methods: in th...

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introduction: tracheobronchial foreign body may often be treated as asthma, chronic bronchitis or etc. especially in patients with no memories of aspiration episodes. case presentation: a 74-year-old woman, suffering from persistent cough, was temporarily misdiagnosed with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and treated for six months. during this period, computed tomography (ct) findings c...

introduction: the phenomenon of neglected foreign bodies is a significant cause of morbidity in soft tissue injuries and may present to dermatologists as delayed wound healing, localized cellulitis and inflammation, abscess formation, or foreign body sensation. localization and removal of neglected soft tissue foreign bodies (stfbs) is complex due to possible inflammation, indurations, granulat...

Case description- A 6 month old common mynah (Acridotheres tristis) of unknown sex, weighing 200 g, was referred to Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Ferdowsi University. The mynah had history of swallowing a foreign body for one day. Clinical findings- Circular-like radiopaque foreign body was seen from thoracic inlet to distal end of the celomic cavity in the lateral and ventrodorsal radiograph...

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 trappi...

introduction foreign body aspiration is common especially in children. the absence of history of choking does not rule out the diagnosis. diagnosis required high index of suspicion. case presentation undiagnosed foreign body aspiration mostly occurs in bronchial airway rather than larynx and can cause severe complications. in this article, we report a silent laryngeal foreign body aspiration to...

this is a case report of foreign body ingestion in a suicide attempt resulting in gastric perforation and phlegmon formation during a subsequent 6 month period that eventually required surgical intervention. the patient had a prolonged course because she did not report a history of foreign body ingestion and the initial evaluating physicians had no suspicion about possible foreign body ingestio...