Careless Use of Turban Pins: A Possible Problem for Turbaned Patients

Abstract

Turban pin ingestion is common in Islamic populations, and the treatment requires a systemic approach and careful follow-up. Pin ingestion can be prevented by increasing public awareness and avoiding holding pins in the mouth when fixing a turban or wearing a type of turban that does not require pins.

A rare indication for video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery: headscarf needle aspiration

“…Nevertheless, the aspiration and ingestion of headscarf needles is reported to constitute a remarkable part of foreign body aspiration and ingestion in young Islamic women. In most of the published cases, the aspirated or swallowed pins have been removed by endoscopic methods or even came out spontaneously . In our case, neither flexible nor rigid bronchoscopy could treat a peripherally located, aspirated turban pin, warranting the use of video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).…”

Accidental ingestion of hairpin in an adolescent girl

“…Accidental headscarf pin ingestion is mainly reported by adolescent girls who hold these pins between their lips or teeth as they put on their headscarf. [12] Given the sharpness of one end of this pin and its length, ingestion is associated with extremely high risks of perforation, aspiration, and bleeding;[345] however, early presentation to the emergency department for endoscopic retrieval can ensure a reduction in these complications.…”

International head and neck cancer epidemiology consortium: Update no. 8

“…While arranging the hijab, the pins are frequently held between the lips and thus may be accidentally aspirated or swallowed. They are usually recovered by direct laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, or esophagoscopy 1, 3. Although complications are minimal, in some cases, in which the pins are imbedded in soft tissue or become unreachable by endoscopy, the patient must undergo extraction by an external approach or by thoracotomy 4–6…”