Items tagged “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...

Rapunzel syndrome is the term for a trichobezoar (gastric 'hair ball') which has a tail-like extension into the small bowel through the pylorus causing gastric outlet obstruction. For discussion of other gastrointestinal foreign bodies, please see: bezoars. Epidemiology Trichobezoars are much...

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.  C...

Ingested bones that become lodged in the throat or gastrointestinal tract are a common presentation to the emergency department. Recognition is important because these cases can be potentially fatal.  Clinical presentation Fish bones are more commonly ingested than chicken or pork bones. Patie...

Suture granulomas, also known as Schloffer tumors, are localized inflammatory reactions in response to retained suture material. A similar process may also occur in certain situations with mesh repairs 5. Ultrasound is often used as a first-line imaging modality. It may be confused with a tumor ...