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2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisyah Amirah binti Mohd Zahari ◽  
Firdaus Ujang

Background: Intraocular foreign body (IOFB) is a common ocular trauma and is a leading cause of visual impairment. Majority of the cases reported the occurrence at the workplace and usually related to activities involving metallic objects. Hammering, drilling, explosion and usage of machining tools are among the causes of IOFB. Foreign body in the angle are frequently missed as it is not visualised directly during a routine examination. Thus, a thorough examination which includes gonioscopy and imaging must be done in all penetrating and full thickness cornea laceration cases. Purpose: We report a case of self-sealed full thickness cornea laceration with presence of metal foreign body in the angle. Method: Case Report Result: A 19 year-old boy, presented with right eye discomfort following trauma 1 week prior to presentation. Examination revealed a self-sealed full thickness cornea laceration at 1-2 o’clock with a foreign body found seated on the angle from gonioscopy. A foreign body consist of metal had successfully removed surgically with the facilitation of intraocular magnet. Conclusion: All self-sealed penetrating injury to the eye required a high index of suspicious of intraocular foreign body. An imaging and complete examination with dilated fundus examination and gonioscopy will be helpful to identify the location of foreign body. Hence, definitive treatment will prevent long term complication related to intraocular foreign body.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-364
Author(s):  
Nicholas Glover ◽  
Ryan Roten

Case Presentation: A 65-year-old male with schizophrenia and intellectual disability ingested what was reported to be two AA batteries, prior to a scheduled magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study. He developed severe abdominal pain and presented to the emergency department the following day with hypovolemic/septic shock. General surgery retrieved two metal sockets and a clevis pin from the stomach prior to surgical repair of a gastric perforation. This case highlights a rare yet critical outcome of ingesting ferromagnetic foreign bodies prior to an MRI study. Discussion: Medical literature on this subject is scarce as indwelling metal foreign bodies are a contraindication to obtaining an MRI. Yet some patients with indwelling metallic foreign bodies proceed with MRI studies due to either challenges in communication such as age, psychiatric/mental debility, or unknowingly having an indwelling metal foreign body. In this case, the patient surreptitiously ingested metal objects prior to obtaining an MRI.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Knipe

2020 ◽  
pp. 014556132094268
Author(s):  
Su Il Kim ◽  
Su Young Jung ◽  
Chang Eun Song ◽  
Dae Bo Shim

In adults, a large metal foreign body in the esophagus is rarely seen and is usually caused accidentally. Here, we have described an unusual case of foreign body (spoon) in the esophagus of an adult patient. A 48-year-old woman initially presented to the emergency department with marked dysphagia, drooling, and radiating pain to the chest. She had swallowed a spoon while trying to vomit because of feeling sick. Radiological images revealed a spoon stuck in the esophagus. The edge of the spoon was grabbed with forceps and safely extracted under hypnic anesthesia. No esophageal perforation was detected on evaluation with esophagography using Gastrografin on the next day. This case highlights an unusual situation in an adult patient showing long nonfood-type foreign body in the esophagus. It is important that an appropriate workup and removal of foreign body is performed according to the location and type.


2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 030006052092537
Author(s):  
Songxiang Wang ◽  
Chaoyang Xu

The entry of a metallic foreign body into the thyroid gland via the esophagus is a rare occurrence, with no previously reported cases. We present a 42-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital with right-sided neck pain, reporting that she had inadvertently swallowed a fish bone. She underwent laryngoscopy, which showed no fish bone in the throat, and no obvious bleeding in the bilateral tonsils and pear-shaped fossa. X-ray examination showed a needle-shaped foreign body in the neck, and a computed tomography scan of her neck showed a 0.1-cm diameter, 2.0-cm long foreign body in the right thyroid. She underwent emergency surgery and a needle of the corresponding size was found in the thyroid gland. This case demonstrates the importance of adequate preoperative assessment and an appropriate surgical approach for thyroid metallic foreign bodies.


2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Yawon Hwang ◽  
Jihoun Kang ◽  
Dongwoo Chang ◽  
Gonhyung Kim

2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-124
Author(s):  
A. V. Gerbergagen ◽  

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Inácio de Almeida Neto ◽  
Bruna Schawn Guerini ◽  
Felipe Fernandes Nogueira de Almeida

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