A Statistical Review on Foreign Bodies in the Esophagus in Hospitalized Patients in the Past Ten Years

The number of children swallowing magnetic foreign bodies has been a significantly high for the past decades, increasingly needing endoscopic or surgical interventions. Case report. In our observation, a 12-year-old girl swallowed magnetic balls from childrens designer 10 days prior to hospital admission. Foreign bodies (5 balls) were found during X-ray examination in the projection of the cecum. Conservative therapy carried out for 4 days had no success, thus colonoscopy was performed to remove foreign bodies. Foreign bodies were fixed to the intestinal wall, and attempts to separate them were unsuccessful. When a medical magnet was placed outside the body in the right iliac region, a chain of magnetic balls detached from the intestinal wall and made it possible to be captured in a trap loop and be removed. The girl avoided a laparotomy with an opening of the colon. Conclusion. External use of a medical magnet is effective for navigation and assistance during colonoscopic extraction when magnetic foreign bodies are found in the colon.

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Materials and techniques for percutaneous retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies

The Journal of Vascular Access ◽

10.1177/1129729818785051 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 87-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Umberto G Rossi ◽

Gian Andrea Rollandi ◽

Anna Maria Ierardi ◽

Alessandro Valdata ◽

Francesco Pinna ◽

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Keyword(s):

Foreign Body ◽

Foreign Bodies ◽

Case Reports ◽

Surgical Removal ◽

First Line ◽

Percutaneous Approach ◽

Percutaneous Retrieval ◽

The Past ◽

Intravascular Foreign Body ◽

Common Intervention

The presence of an intravascular foreign body represents a well-known risk of serious complications. While in the past surgical removal of intravascular foreign body was the most common intervention, nowadays a percutaneous approach in the retrieval of an intravascular foreign body is widely accepted as the first-line technique. In the literature, many case reports describe different techniques and materials. This article summarizes and illustrates the main materials and techniques currently applied for percutaneous retrieval of intravascular foreign body, providing a simplified tool with different interventional possibilities, adaptable to different clinical situations.

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Plant Thorn Synovitis of the Hand in an Adult Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature

Plastic Surgery Case Studies ◽

10.1177/2513826x19876505 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 2513826X1987650

Author(s):

Sarah L. Zhu ◽

Cameron F. Leveille ◽

Emily E. Dunn ◽

Michael J. Cooper

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Current Literature ◽

Foreign Bodies ◽

Middle Finger ◽

Proximal Interphalangeal Joint ◽

Interphalangeal Joint ◽

The Past ◽

Left Middle ◽

Exploratory Surgery ◽

Plum Tree

This is a case of plant thorn synovitis of the hand in an adult following a plum tree thorn injury, the first reported case in the hands in the past decade. The patient initially presented with persistent joint discomfort following removal of a retained plum thorn fragment from the skin overlyin the proximal interphalangeal joint of the left middle finger. Initial radiography and sonography imaging following the removal revealed no foreign bodies. However, the patient’s symptoms were worsening and refractory to anti-inflammatory and antibiotic treatment. An exploratory surgery was carried out, which revealed multiple plant thorn fragments within the synovium, each measuring approximately 1 mm in size. A synovectomy was performed and the patient recovered with full function. Our case of plant thorn synovitis is discussed along with a review of the current literature on plant thorn synovitis in the hands.

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The Rhinolith—A Possible Differential Diagnosis of a Unilateral Nasal Obstruction

Case Reports in Medicine ◽

10.1155/2010/845671 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2010 ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Detlef Brehmer ◽

Randolf Riemann

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Nasal Cavity ◽

Foreign Bodies ◽

Early Stage ◽

Diagnostic Techniques ◽

Nasal Discharge ◽

Rare Occurrence ◽

The Past ◽

Stage Of Development ◽

The Right

Rhinoliths are mineralised foreign bodies in the nasal cavity that are a chance finding at anterior rhinoscopy. Undiscovered, they grow appreciably in size and can cause a foul-smelling nasal discharge and breathing problems. Giant nasal stones are now a very rare occurrence, since improved diagnostic techniques, such as endoscopic/microscopic rhinoscopy, now make it possible to identify foreign bodies at an early stage of development. We report the case of a 37-year-old patient who, at the age of 5-6 years, introduced a foreign body, probably a stone, into his right nasal cavity. On presentation, he complained of difficulty in breathing through the right nostril that had persisted for the last 10 years. For the past four years a strong fetid smell from the nose had been apparent to those in his vicinity. Under general anaesthesia, the stone was removed in toto from the right nasal cavity. The possible genesis of the rhinolith is discussed, our case compared with those described in the literature, and possible differential diagnoses are considered.

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