Retained Wooden Foreign Body in the Second Metatarsal

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-171
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdelbaki ◽  
Sadaf Assani ◽  
Neeraj Bhatt ◽  
Ian Karol ◽  
Alan Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Imaging Modality ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Plain Film ◽  
Plain Radiography ◽  
Common Location ◽  
Second Metatarsal ◽  
Surgical Extraction ◽  
Wooden Foreign Body ◽  
The Right

The foot is considered the second most common location for foreign bodies. The most common foreign bodies include needles, metal, glass, wood, and plastic. Although metallic foreign bodies are readily seen on plain film radiographs, radiolucent bodies such as wood are visualized poorly, if at all. Although plain radiography is known to be ineffective for demonstrating radiolucent foreign bodies, it is often the first imaging modality used. In such cases, complete surgical extraction cannot be guaranteed, and other imaging modalities should be considered. We present a case of a retained toothpick of the second metatarsal in a young male patient who presented with pain in the right foot of a few weeks' duration. Plain radiography showed an oval cyst at the base of the second metatarsal of the right foot. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a toothpick penetrating the second metatarsal. The patient recalled stepping on a toothpick 8 years previously. Surgical exploration revealed a 2-cm toothpick embedded inside the second metatarsal.

scholarly journals A CASE REPORT: CLINICAL INSIGHT ON RETAINED WOODEN FOREIGN BODY IN THE FOOT

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
M. Christan ◽  
S.Daniel Sundar Singh ◽  
Tabassum Fathima ◽  
Prukruthi R
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Imaging Modality ◽  
Plain Film ◽  
Plain Radiography ◽  
Initial Visit ◽  
History Of ◽  
Wooden Foreign Body ◽  
Missed Diagnosis ◽  
History Of Pain ◽  
Area Unit

The foot is the second commonest location for foreign bodies. The foremost common foreign bodies are needles, metal, glass, wood, and plastic. Though bimetal foreign bodies area unit promptly seen on plain film radiographs, radiolucent bodies like wood area unit pictured poorly, if at all.Though plain radiography is thought to be ineffective for demonstrating radiolucent foreign bodies, it's usually the primary imaging modality used. Herein, we present the case of a 42 years old man who had presented to the clinic with history of pain and swelling in his right foot. On examination, his vitals, heart sounds and breathing during auscultation were found to be normal. This particular individual had no other significant chronic illness. A brief history obtained from the patient revealed that penetrated wooden foreign bodies in his hind sole region. In view of his present complaints, he was successfully managed with antibiotics and pain relieving medications. Our patient comes under the small percentage of cases that had a missed diagnosis as the expulsion of the wooden particles occurred 3 months after the initial visit to the clinic. This case is being presented to enlighten understanding on clinical picture of retained wooden foreign bodies in foot.

scholarly journals Removal of Unusual Foreign Metal Object (Nail) from the Right Ventricle of Human Heart: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. E560-E563
Author(s):  
Mingliang Zuo ◽  
Qiuyi Chen ◽  
Bo Xiang ◽  
Tao Yu ◽  
Lixue Yin
Keyword(s):  
Right Ventricle ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Human Heart ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Comet Tail ◽  
Metal Object ◽  
Surgical Extraction ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
The Right

Migration of foreign bodies (FB) with the blood flow to the heart is a rare, but very alarming condition as it may lead to life-threatening complications and death. Objects that are larger than 5 mm in diameter and/or irregular in shape are recommended for removal from extra- and intracardiac areas to prevent incurable embolization. Surgical extraction of intracardiac objects is a serious surgical challenge associated with difficulties to operate, during the continuous movement of the heart, and identify the exact FB location. Early diagnosis and timely removal of FBs are crucial treatment factors for this rare case resolution. We report a case of accidental migration of a metal FB object (nail) about 1.0*0.3 cm from the right neck area jugular vein to the right ventricle apex in the heart. The FB localization was accurately detected using Bi-plane transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) with a special comet-tail artifact. TEE provided valuable information before surgery, and the nail was successfully removed through open-heart surgical procedures and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Postoperative tests indicated no complications.

Intraorbital wooden foreign body, legacy of a notorious scrap: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. e242885
Author(s):  
Sujeeth Modaboyina ◽  
Sahil Agrawal ◽  
Ragib Khan ◽  
Anju Bhari
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Wound Site ◽  
Loss Of Vision ◽  
Primary Surgery ◽  
Upper Lid ◽  
Wooden Foreign Body ◽  
The Right

Wooden foreign bodies are notorious to be fragile and get retained as bits and bobs in the orbit. A 50-year-old woman presented to casualty with complaints of loss of vision and pain in the right eye associated with discharge from a wound in right eye upper lid. On imaging, a wooden foreign body was seen as continuous track of air. Meticulous dissection and search were done to remove bits and bobs of the wood. Patient, however, after 15 days of primary surgery reported with pus collection over wound site. Keeping suspicion of remnant wooden body piece(s), imaging and further exploration were carried out, removal of a 1 cm residual wooden piece was done. Retained wooden foreign body should always be suspected in postoperative cases of intraorbital wooden foreign body with infection. A close follow-up and knowledge of the same stay useful to remove any needless apprehension both of patient and surgeon.

Popliteal artery thrombosis secondary to a tibial osteochondroma

VASA ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gruber-Szydlo ◽  
Poreba ◽  
Belowska-Bien ◽  
Derkacz ◽  
Badowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Angiography ◽  
Popliteal Artery ◽  
Doppler Ultrasonography ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Plain Radiography ◽  
Artery Thrombosis ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right

Popliteal artery thrombosis may present as a complication of an osteochondroma located in the vicinity of the knee joint. This is a case report of a 26-year-old man with symptoms of the right lower extremity ischaemia without a previous history of vascular disease or trauma. Plain radiography, magnetic resonance angiography and Doppler ultrasonography documented the presence of an osteochondrous structure of the proximal tibial metaphysis, which displaced and compressed the popliteal artery, causing its occlusion due to intraluminal thrombosis..The patient was operated and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of osteochondroma.

scholarly journals Compartment Syndrome: an Acute Femoral Stress Fracture in a Young Male Athlete

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelie Kanovsky ◽  
Ernst J. Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Compartment Syndrome ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Stress Fracture ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Fatigued Muscle ◽  
Fracture Osteosynthesis ◽  
Initial Fracture ◽  
The Right

AbstractThe incidence of an acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the thigh is less than 1%. It is most common in the setting of muscle overuse or muscle injury, as well as secondary to trauma, such as a femoral fracture. We present a case of an ACS in a young, healthy, and semiprofessional athlete with normal coagulation who sustained an acute stress fracture of the distal femur. After the initial fracture osteosynthesis, the patient suffered from a compartment syndrome in the right anterior aspect of the distal thigh. Following rapid surgical fasciotomy, the case was uneventful, and he returned to his preinjury sport level without any neurological consequences. This case confirms that ACS in the thigh is rare, but mainly occurs in young males with a large muscle mass due to participation in various athletic programs. We hypothesize that constant muscle over-usage primes for a larger amount of contused and protruding muscle mass in the small femoral compartment. Hence, the fatigued muscle subjects the bone to an increased mechanical force resulting in an overloading process. This ensues the accumulation of femoral microfractures and primes for the occurrence of an increased rate of stress fractures and an ACS in the thigh.

scholarly journals Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery and Unknown Infected Thrombus in the Dissected Descending Thoracic Aorta

Aorta ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
pp. 076-079
Author(s):  
Juan Caceres ◽  
Vikram Sood ◽  
Linda Farhat ◽  
Bo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Right Coronary Artery ◽  
Aortic Root ◽  
Recurrent Infection ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Descending Thoracic Aorta ◽  
Native Valve ◽  
Aggressive Approach ◽  
Aortic Thrombus ◽  
The Right

AbstractWe report an intricate aortic root replacement in a young male patient suffering from native valve infective endocarditis due to Serratia marcescens. Further complicating the total root replacement, there was an unknown infected aortic thrombus and a concomitant anomalous right coronary artery with an intramural course. As a result of our more aggressive approach, we believe that we lowered the risk of recurrent infection of the bioprosthesis of the aortic root.

scholarly journals Intraorbital wooden foreign body detected by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Di Gaeta ◽  
Francesco Giurazza ◽  
Eugenio Capobianco ◽  
Alvaro Diano ◽  
Mario Muto
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Delayed Diagnosis ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Definitive Diagnosis ◽  
Double Vision ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Wooden Foreign Body ◽  
The Right

To identify and localize an intraorbital wooden foreign body is often a challenging radiological issue; delayed diagnosis can lead to serious adverse complications. Preliminary radiographic interpretations are often integrated with computed tomography and magnetic resonance, which play a crucial role in reaching the correct definitive diagnosis. We report on a 40 years old male complaining of pain in the right orbit referred to our hospital for evaluation of eyeball pain and double vision with an unclear clinical history. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance scans supposed the presence of an abscess caused by a foreign intraorbital body, confirmed by surgical findings.

scholarly journals Venipuncture Induced Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Presenting as Inflammatory Arthritis

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Punit Pruthi ◽  
Pramod Arora ◽  
Manoj Mittal ◽  
Anugrah Nair ◽  
Waqia Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ◽  
Inflammatory Arthritis ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Poor Response ◽  
History Of ◽  
Diagnostic Modalities ◽  
Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography ◽  
The Right

Venipuncture is one of the most commonly done medical procedures. We report a unique case of a 23-year-old young male who presented with features suggestive of inflammatory arthritis. The symptoms, which initially started on the right side, also involved the other side after a few weeks. Although the patient’s symptoms and signs were simulating inflammatory arthritis, he had atypical features like poor response to anti-inflammatory medicines and normal laboratory parameters. His musculoskeletal ultrasonography was also not suggestive of arthritis. His history was reviewed and on direct questioning he revealed a history of venipuncture for blood sample withdrawal, done from right antecubital region for routine health check on the day prior to the onset of symptoms. Complex regional pain syndrome was suspected and triple-phase radioisotope bone scan was done which was highly suggestive of this diagnosis. The patient was managed with multidimensional approach and responded very well to the treatment. Complex regional pain syndrome is usually not thought of in the initial differential diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis. In this report we highlight the need to elicit the often overlooked history of trivial trauma like venipuncture, especially in atypical cases of arthritis. Also the role of newer diagnostic modalities in such cases is emphasized.

Deodorant aerosol spray can in the rectum: a potential fire hazard during surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. e241538
Author(s):  
Sivaraman Kumarasamy ◽  
Lileswar Kaman ◽  
Azhar Ansari ◽  
Amarjyoti Hazarika
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Energy Devices ◽  
Aerosol Spray ◽  
Rectal Foreign Bodies ◽  
Fire And Explosion

Rectal foreign bodies are not uncommon and often pose a serious challenge to surgeons. In majority, the objects are inserted by self in children, psychiatric patients and for sexual gratification in adults. Various rectal foreign bodies have been reported. Deodorant aerosol spray can in the rectum has not been reported previously. Danger of aerosol dispenser can is the risk of fire and explosion. Especially during any surgical procedures to remove the foreign body using cautery or any energy devices. We report of a rare foreign body of deodorant aerosol spray can in the rectum in a young male patient, which was removed under general anaesthesia.

Acute labyrinthitis and meningitis of the ear origin

1930 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 941-941
Author(s):  
B. Goland
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Tympanic Membrane ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Family Doctor ◽  
Ear Canal ◽  
Deep Wound ◽  
The Right

Abstracts. Otorhinolaryngology. Prof. Uffenrode (D. med. Woch. 1929. No. 25.) describes 2 very interesting cases from his practice. 1. To remove peas from the ears of a 5-year-old child, a family doctor used tweezers. In view of the child's strong anxiety, chlorine ethyl anesthesia was applied, but the removal of foreign bodies from the ears was not possible; deep wound in the right ear canal. Secondary chlorine - ethyl anesthesia; the foreign body was removed from the left ear by washing, from the right ear it was not possible. The next day, an otorhinolaryngologist will remove the foreign body from the right ear; a wound of the tympanic membrane was established.

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