scholarly journals Dental Impaction in the Cecum: Case Report and Review of Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Impactions

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Mouhanna Abu Ghanimeh ◽  
Omar Abughanimeh ◽  
Sakher Albadarin ◽  
Osama Kaddourah ◽  
John H. Helzberg
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Conservative Treatment ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Common Site ◽  
Dental Plate

Approximately 20% of the adult population in the United States wears dentures. Foreign body ingestions, including dentures, are not uncommon. Although the majority of all ingested foreign bodies pass spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract, impaction may occur, especially with physiologic constrictions, angulations, or stenosis. The esophagus is the most common site of impaction, whereas colonic impaction is extremely uncommon. We present a case of an 84-year-old male who was referred to the gastroenterology clinic for denture impaction, which lasted for two weeks. The patient had already failed to pass the denture following conservative treatment with laxatives, and repeated abdominal imaging showed the dental plate in the cecum. Colonoscopy was performed three weeks after the ingestion of his dentures, and tripod forceps were used to dislodge the end of the dental plate and ultimately remove it. The patient was asymptomatic for the entire period.

scholarly journals Unusual foreign body in the upper digestive tract: case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 850
Author(s):  
Snigdha Elaprolu ◽  
Gowri Sankar Marimuthu ◽  
Raghul Sekar ◽  
Sunil Kumar Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Unusual Foreign Body ◽  
Upper Digestive Tract ◽  
Entire Gastrointestinal Tract

<p class="abstract">Unusual foreign bodies in the digestive tract are common in psychiatric patients and children requiring screening of the entire gastrointestinal tract. We here report two cases of unusual ingested blunt foreign body in the upper digestive tract managed differently.</p>

scholarly journals Hoarseness of Voice: Presentation of Neglected Denture Esophagus

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Sunil Kumar ◽  
Devendra Bahadur Singh
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Esophageal Foreign Bodies

ABSTRACT Aspiration or ingestion of a foreign body is well-known in the pediatric as well as in the adult population. The majority of esophageal foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract without causing complications. However, large sharp foreign bodies like dentures and meat bones can get deeply embedded in the wall leading to life-threatening complications. We report a case of a neglected denture in a 55-year-old patient who presented with an unusual complaint as hoarseness of voice and was removed with the help of rigid esophagoscope. How to cite this article Kumar S, Singh DB. Hoarseness of Voice: Presentation of Neglected Denture Esophagus. Int J Prosthodont Restor Dent 2013;3(1):30-32.

Foreign body in nasopharynx – case report

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
Paulina Kołodziejczyk ◽  
Jacek Sokołowski ◽  
Tomasz Gotlib ◽  
Robert Morawski ◽  
Kazimierz Niemczyk
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Oral Mucosa ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Diagnostic Workup ◽  
Unusual Location ◽  
Emergency Units

Patients with foreign bodies in various locations often present to ENT emergency units. In the oropharynx, fishbone is the most common foreign body. In most cases, the foreign body cannot be found despite pain reported by the patient. The pain is due to injury to the oral mucosa and foreign body transition towards the gastrointestinal tract. If the foreign body is localized in an unusual location, diagnosis can be delayed. In such situations, diagnostic workup should be extended, which may include surgery.

scholarly journals Unusual Presentation of Gastric Perforation by Foreign Body: A Case Report

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. S. R. Rao ◽  
R. Sarkar ◽  
Richard Turner ◽  
K. R. Wedgwood
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Gastric Perforation ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Atypical Presentation ◽  
Diagnostic Dilemma ◽  
Ingested Foreign Body ◽  
High Index Of Suspicion

Perforation of the gastrointestinal tract by ingested foreign body is rare. The majority of patients do not recall ingestion of the foreign body, and dietary foreign bodies are most commonly involved. We present an interesting case where the offending foreign body gave rise to a diagnostic dilemma masquerading as a pancreatic mass. A high index of suspicion is indicated especially when dealing with atypical presentation and nonspecific symptoms as highlighted in this case.

scholarly journals Foreign Bodies Ingestion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leen Jamel Doya ◽  
Ali Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Surgical Management ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Pass Through

Foreign body ingestion is a common problem among children especially under psychological stress. More than 110.000 ingested foreign bodies were reported in the United States, of which more than 85% occurred in the pediatric population. Ingested foreign bodies usually pass through the alimentary tract without any problem. However, they can occasionally be trapped and require endoscopic or surgical management. In the asymptomatic patient, a series of abdominal X-rays are recommended to follow up on the progress of the foreign body. When a foreign body becomes immobile in the distal bowels a high suspicion that the foreign body has become trapped must be considered and surgical management is recommended with or without signs of inflammation. Here we describe the cases scenarios of foreign bodies trapped in the gastrointestinal tract and the management options.

scholarly journals Cigarette Lighter Fluid Induced Gastric Ulcer: A Severe Complication of Delayed Foreign Body Removal

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ciel Harris ◽  
Lauren Stemboroski ◽  
Asim Shuja
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Gastric Ulcer ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Flexible Endoscopy ◽  
Foreign Body Removal ◽  
Endoscopic Intervention ◽  
Polypectomy Snare ◽  
First Case

The majority of foreign bodies ingested pass uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract without endoscopic intervention. Nevertheless, certain ingested objects pose a greater risk for complications and are more challenging to remove than others. This case report describes a 49-year-old male who swallowed a cigarette lighter causing a gastric ulcer. The lighter was successfully removed by flexible endoscopy using a polypectomy snare. Urgent removal is required due to the shape of the object and its hazardous contents. This is the first case report published in the United States describing cigarette lighter ingestion and management.

Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies in Children: Back to the Bronchoscope and a Balloon

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann M. Kosloske
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Standard Treatment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Postural Drainage ◽  
Continued Use

Aspiration of a foreign body, a common pediatric accident, causes about 400 deaths per year in children under 4 years of age in the United States.1 Bronchoscopic extraction of the foreign body was the only standard treatment until 1972, when Burrington and Cotton2 introduced a controversial alternative. These authors reported that 80% of children treated by inhalation of a bronchodilator, followed by postural drainage and percussion, spontaneously coughed out the foreign body without need for bronchoscopy. They advocated continued use of the technique of inhalation-postural drainage for as long as four days before resorting to bronchoscopy for extraction of the foreign body.3

scholarly journals Spontaneous Passage of a Long Nail through the Gastrointestinal Tract of a 2-year old Child: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 01-03
Author(s):  
Chukwubuike Kevin Emeka
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Spontaneous Passage

Swallowing of foreign body is a common problem in children. Although most foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract will pass spontaneously, passage of sharp and pointed object such as a long nail is unusual. We report a case of a 2-year old female who swallowed a 3-inch nail and passed the nail per rectum spontaneously without problems while preparations were being made for the removal of the nail. The rarity of this event makes it worthy of being reported.

scholarly journals Novel Approach to Endoscopic Foreign Body Retrieval From the Gastric Body

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 232470962110406
Author(s):  
Jason Cohen ◽  
Samson Ferm ◽  
David Schwarzbaum ◽  
Steven Tsistrakis ◽  
Syed Hussain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gastric Body ◽  
Common Occurrence ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Endoscopic Scissors

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common occurrence in the United States with a reported incidence of 120 per 1 million people, accounting for up to 1500 fatalities annually. The majority of FB ingestions will pass through the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously, while in 10% to 20% of patients, intervention will be necessary. A variety of endoscopic devices can be utilized to facilitate FB removal from the gastrointestinal tract, including snares, retrieval nets, and grasping forceps. We report the case of a 58-year-old female who required utilization of endoscopic scissors for FB removal in the setting of multiple failed attempts with traditional methods. This case highlights a novel approach to gastric FB removal utilizing endoscopic scissor forceps, which should be considered in select cases to further improve the efficacy of endoscopic FB removal and reduce the need for surgical intervention.

Can increases in Twitter posts predict increases in cumulative incidence of COVID-19 in the United States? Evidence that social media can inform epidemic surveillance. (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruoyan Sun ◽  
Henna Budhwani
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Cumulative Incidence ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education Attainment ◽  
Public Health Systems ◽  
Per Capita

BACKGROUND Though public health systems are responding rapidly to the COVID-19 pandemic, outcomes from publicly available, crowd-sourced big data may assist in helping to identify hot spots, prioritize equipment allocation and staffing, while also informing health policy related to “shelter in place” and social distancing recommendations. OBJECTIVE To assess if the rising state-level prevalence of COVID-19 related posts on Twitter (tweets) is predictive of state-level cumulative COVID-19 incidence after controlling for socio-economic characteristics. METHODS We identified extracted COVID-19 related tweets from January 21st to March 7th (2020) across all 50 states (N = 7,427,057). Tweets were combined with state-level characteristics and confirmed COVID-19 cases to determine the association between public commentary and cumulative incidence. RESULTS The cumulative incidence of COVID-19 cases varied significantly across states. Ratio of tweet increase (p=0.03), number of physicians per 1,000 population (p=0.01), education attainment (p=0.006), income per capita (p = 0.002), and percentage of adult population (p=0.003) were positively associated with cumulative incidence. Ratio of tweet increase was significantly associated with the logarithmic of cumulative incidence (p=0.06) with a coefficient of 0.26. CONCLUSIONS An increase in the prevalence of state-level tweets was predictive of an increase in COVID-19 diagnoses, providing evidence that Twitter can be a valuable surveillance tool for public health.

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