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Foreign body
Foreign bodies are objects lying partially or wholly within the body that originated in the external environment. Foreign body placement is voluntary or involuntary. Although implanted medical devices represent foreign bodies in the broad sense of the term, these have their own set of articles (...
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Esophageal foreign bodies
Esophageal foreign bodies are frequently encountered in clinical practice, representing the most common site for ingested foreign bodies or food impaction within the gastrointestinal tract.
This article discusses esophageal foreign bodies; a general view of the theme is available in the main a...
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Glass foreign body
Glass foreign bodies may be present if they are ingested, inserted, or as a result of an injury. All glass is radiopaque 7.
Epidemiology
The prevalence of glass foreign bodies in wounds from injury has been recorded at a rate of 1.5% in superficial (subcutaneous) wounds and 7.5% of deeper woun...
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Ocular foreign body
An ocular foreign body occurs when an orbital foreign body intrudes into the globe itself, often threatening vision, and requiring urgent surgical removal.
Clinical presentation
Patients present in a highly variable manner based on the precise intraocular location and properties of the foreign...
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Metal foreign body
Metal foreign bodies may be present if they are ingested, inserted, or as a result of an injury.
Radiographic features
Nearly all metals are radiopaque and can be seen on plain radiographs and CT with the exception of aluminum, which may not be seen on plain radiographs 1,2.
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Foreign body granuloma
Foreign body granulomas represent a tissue granulomatous reaction to retained foreign bodies.
Clinical presentation
Foreign body granulomas typically present as a tender mass 1.
Pathology
Granulatmous reactions aim to either resorb organic (e.g. wood,) or sequester inorganic (e.g. metal, gl...
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Rectal foreign bodies
Rectal foreign bodies are not uncommon in emergency departments around the world and potentially cause management difficulties.
Epidemiology
The incidence varies according to the region, said to be uncommon in Asia and most common in Eastern Europe 1. Typically patients are male with a wide ra...
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Airway foreign bodies in children
Airway foreign bodies in children are potentially fatal, which is why immediate recognition is important. Unfortunately, delayed diagnosis is common.
Epidemiology
Children under the age of four years have an increased risk of foreign body (FB) aspiration, with a slight male predominance 1.
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Ingested foreign bodies in adults
Ingested foreign bodies in adults, in contrast to in children, is often accidental. It usually occurs accidentally in association with food consumption and is most common in adults with underlying gastrointestinal tract pathology. Cases of intentional foreign body ingestion in adults are seen mo...
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Ingested foreign bodies in children
Ingested foreign bodies in children are common as the world is a curious place to young children, who will put anything and everything into their mouth and will often inadvertently swallow.
The usual practice is for an x-ray of the chest and abdomen to identify a foreign body.
Epidemiology
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External foreign body artifact
On all imaging modalities artifacts may result from foreign bodies external to the patient, this includes:
clothing artifact
hair artifact
jewelry artifact
Medical devices external to the patient may also produce artifacts but these are considered separately.
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Airway foreign bodies in adults
Adults may inadvertently or intentionally ingest foreign bodies into the airway.
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Foreign body inhalation series (pediatric)
The suspected foreign body inhalation series aims to detect inhaled foreign bodies or their secondary signs 1. It involves a frontal chest radiograph in both the inspiration and expiratory phases and, in some cases, bilateral-lateral decubitus chest views.
Most inhaled foreign bodies are radiol...
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Foreign body ingestion series (pediatric)
The suspected foreign body ingestion series is a set of radiographs utilized to detect and identify foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract. It involves an AP and lateral radiograph of the neck, chest, and abdomen ensuring adequate coverage of the entire gastrointestinal tract 1.
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Foreign body
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28 Jan 2021
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Esophageal foreign body
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11 Jun 2023
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Foreign body
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Intraocular foreign body
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10 Mar 2022
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Ocular foreign body
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13 Mar 2022
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Ocular foreign body
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