Fish bone ingestion presenting to a local institution in Singapore

Cheok, Sabrina Hui Xian; Mak, Malcolm Han Wen; Singh, Dinesh; Chia, Clement Luck Khng

doi:10.11622/smedj.2020152

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“…The types and frequencies of foreign bodies may vary with types of foods, depending upon the race, culture, and environment of the study subjects. In other studies conducted in Asia, fish bones were most frequent foreign body [ 13 , 14 ]. Patients with foreign bodies in the nose presented with symptoms of nasal congestion, nasal discomfort, and a runny nose.…”

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Ear, Nose, and Throat Foreign Bodies in Children: A Retrospective Study

Kwon¹,

Choi²,

Kim³

et al. 2022

Children

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Background: This study analyzed the presentation, characteristics, and management of foreign bodies in different age groups of pediatric patients with ear, nose, and throat foreign bodies. Methods: A retrospective study was performed using data from October 2012 to September 2020. A total of 1285 patients with ear, nose, and throat foreign bodies who were less than 12 years of age and who presented to the emergency room were included in this study. Their biographical data, clinical presentations, foreign body types and locations, and management outcomes were obtained from medical records and analyzed as three age groups (infancy: <2 years old; early childhood: 2–5 years old; and late childhood: 6–12 years old). Results: The early childhood group had the highest number of patients (n = 672; 52.2%). Throat was the most common location (59.2%), and bone was the most common type of foreign body. Among the children who visited our hospital, foreign bodies were actually found in only 657 patients (51.1%) and removed by an otolaryngologist in 625 (95.1%) cases. Conclusion: Our study could provide guidance for the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients who present to emergency departments with foreign bodies.

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