A piercing story: ingestion of a grill wire brush bristle

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
R Chen ◽  
J Koh ◽  
Y C Zhao ◽  
E Pudel
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Food Preparation ◽  
Retropharyngeal Abscess ◽  
Oesophageal Perforation ◽  
Thin Wire ◽  
Thoracic Inlet ◽  
Body Sensation ◽  
High Propensity ◽  
Rigid Oesophagoscopy

Abstract Background This paper reports the dangers of an ingested metal wire bristle from a barbeque brush, which resulted in oesophageal perforation. Case report A 49-year-old gentleman presented to the emergency department with foreign body sensation and odynophagia after having consumed barbequed lamb for lunch. Computed tomography of the neck demonstrated a thin linear opacity near the thoracic inlet. The object could not be visualised on emergent rigid oesophagoscopy. Subsequent neck exploration enabled localisation of a retropharyngeal abscess and a thin wire bristle from a barbeque brush. Conclusion Always consider the utensils employed in food preparation as a differential in ingested foreign bodies. Thin wire objects have a high propensity to migrate and result in complications, hence urgent intervention is vital.

How we do it: impacted oesophageal foreign body removal using a dilatation balloon

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
P D Chakravarty ◽  
T Kunanandam ◽  
G Walker
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Granulation Tissue ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Fluoroscopic Guidance ◽  
Tertiary Referral ◽  
Foreign Body Removal ◽  
Novel Technique ◽  
Common Presentation ◽  
Reproducible Technique ◽  
Rigid Oesophagoscopy

Abstract Background Ingested foreign bodies are a common presentation to paediatric ENT services. Depending on the site, these are usually managed with flexible or rigid oesophagoscopy and retrieval. This paper presents a novel technique for removing a hollow foreign body that could not be removed using conventional means. Method and results After rigid and flexible approaches failed, a guidewire was passed through the foreign body under fluoroscopic guidance and a dilatation balloon passed through the lumen of the object. Inflating the balloon allowed dilatation of the inflamed mucosa above and below the object, facilitating straightforward removal under traction. Conclusion This is a novel and reproducible technique that uses equipment readily available in tertiary referral centres. Employed in this context, the technique enabled removal of an impacted object surrounded by granulation tissue, and would be appropriate for other objects with a lumen.

Computed Tomography of Intraorbital Foreign Bodies

1987 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Lindahl
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Foreign Bodies

Diagnosis and Localization of Intraocular Foreign Bodies by Computed Tomography

1985 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 571-575
Author(s):  
Abraham Spierer ◽  
Rina Tadmor ◽  
Giora Treister ◽  
Michael Blumenthal ◽  
Michael Belkin
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Foreign Bodies

scholarly journals Oesophagal foreign Bodies Ingestion: Experience of 109 Cases

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 7410-7416
Author(s):  
Firas Shaker Mahmoud Al-Faham ◽  
Samer Makki Mohamed Al-Hakkak ◽  
Laith Fathi F. Sharba
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Middle Part ◽  
Food Refusal ◽  
Surgical Department ◽  
Magill Forceps ◽  
Pediatric Age Group ◽  
Body Sensation ◽  
Medical City ◽  
Foreign Body Impaction

Esophageal foreign bodies ingestion is a worldwide surgical issue in pediatric age group while less likely in adults. We estimate endoscopic, clinical and therapeutic sides of this situation in the surgical department in Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital, Karbala city, Iraq and in Al-Sader Medical City, Najaf city, Iraq. The study made to revise our experience for all patients admitted to our hospitals with a diagnosis of oesophagal foreign bodies and their treatments and outcome. The medical registrations resolved concerning demographic information, symptoms presented, investigation and treatments. We revised 109 (61 males and 48 females) patients ranged from 4 months to 65 years with (median age of 2 years). Coins most repeatedly ingested objects (27.5%), miscellaneous metal objects (17.4%), batteries (13.8%) and food (9.2%). The clinical features we encountered vomiting (27.5%), dysphagia (22.9%), asymptomatic (15.6%), drooling and food refusal (12.8 %) and foreign body sensation (8.3%). Usually X-ray screen finding the foreign body in 89(81%) patients. Magill forceps and rigid oesophagoscope performed within six hours from admission under general anaesthesia and from 12-48 from time of ingestion. Foreign body Impaction in the hypopharynx and the upper part of the oesophagus (68.8%) middle part (23%) and the lower part (8.2 %).100(91.7%) patients recovered completely without any complications,9 (18.3%) patient get bleeding, mucosal ulceration and infection which treated successfully.

THYROID ABSCESS: A CASE SERIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Mainak Maitra ◽  
Anirban Bhunia
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Lymphatic Drainage ◽  
Left Lobe ◽  
Retropharyngeal Abscess ◽  
Oesophageal Perforation ◽  
Septic Thrombophlebitis ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Vocal Cords ◽  
Thyroid Abscess ◽  
Life Threatening

Thyroid abscess is a rare surgical pathology, accounting for less than 0.7% of surgical pathologies involving the thyroid 1,2 gland. This is due to its rich blood supply and lymphatic drainage, high concentration oodine that inhibits bacterial growth, protective brous capsule, and fascial planes 2–4 separating it from other neck structures. It may lead to complications like septicaemia, paralysis of the vocal cords, retropharyngeal abscess and suppurative media stinitis and 2 may occasionally lead to osteomyelitis or septic thrombophlebitis. It 5 may also lead to tracheal and oesophageal perforation. The 6 left lobe is commonly affected. If left untreated, thyroid abscess can be life threatening resulting in a mortality of 12% 6 or more

The Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Intracardiac Quill Foreign Body in a Dog

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Joseph Santiago Nucci ◽  
Julius Liptak
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Right Ventricle ◽  
Surgical Management ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Cardiac Injury ◽  
Median Sternotomy ◽  
Good Prognosis ◽  
Bilateral Pneumothorax ◽  
The Right

A dog was referred to Alta Vista Animal Hospital with a porcupine quill penetrating the right ventricle. The presenting complaint was tachypnea and dyspnea secondary to bilateral pneumothorax. Computed tomography revealed bilateral pneumothorax without evidence of quills. A median sternotomy was performed and the quill was removed. The dog recovered uneventfully. Quill injuries are common in dogs; however, intracardiac quill migration is rare. Dogs without evidence of severe cardiac injury secondary to intracardiac foreign bodies may have a good prognosis.

scholarly journals Rectal Foreign Body of Eggplant Treated Successfully by Endoscopic Transanal Removal

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroo Sei ◽  
Toshihiko Tomita ◽  
Keisuke Nakai ◽  
Kumiko Nakamura ◽  
Akio Tamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Deep Part ◽  
Endoscopic Removal ◽  
Abdominal Computed Tomography ◽  
Endoscope Guidance ◽  
Gastrointestinal Endoscope ◽  
Emergency Measures

Transanal rectal foreign body implies that a foreign body has been inserted transanally due to sexual orientation or other reasons and cannot be removed. Such cases require emergency measures because foreign bodies often present difficulties in manual removal or endoscopic removal and may even require surgery when peritonitis due to gastrointestinal perforation occurs. We report a patient in our hospital who had a rectal foreign body inserted into the deep part of the proctosigmoid that could be removed endoscopically. A 66-year-old man visited our hospital because of an eggplant which had been inserted into his rectum by his friend and could not be removed. Since plain abdominal computed tomography showed a foreign body thought to be an eggplant in the proctosigmoid, the foreign body was captured and removed with a snare under lower gastrointestinal endoscope guidance.

scholarly journals The Dangers of Barbecuing: An Interesting Case of a Foreign Body in the Throat

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-302
Author(s):  
Vincent Sicari ◽  
Joseph Pepe ◽  
Alfonso Cardenas ◽  
Christopher Zabbo
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Linear Density ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Acute Onset ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Computed Tomography Imaging ◽  
Tomography Imaging ◽  
Common Complaint ◽  
Emergency Department Setting

Swallowing of foreign bodies (FB), and sensation of such in the throat, is a common complaint in the emergency department setting, with roughly 80,000 visits in 2010 for FB ingestion.1 Grill wire brushes are a rarely reported, accidental FB ingestion, although recent literature suggests that it is more common than initially thought.2 This is a report of a female with acute onset odynophagia after a meal, with a normal laryngoscopic exam that used flexible fiberoptics. Evidence of a metallic linear density was present in the retropharynx on computed tomography imaging, most consistent with a wire from a grill wire brush.

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