Management of ingested foreign bodies: a retrospective review of 5240 patients

• Published in: Journal of laryngology and otology Vol. 115; no. 12; pp. 954 - 957
• Main Authors: Lam, Henry Chuen Kwong, Woo, John Kong Sang, van Hasselt, Charles Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.12.2001
• Subjects: (RF) Otorhinolaryngology; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Clinical Protocols; Complications; Digestive System; Esophagoscopy - adverse effects; Esophagoscopy - methods; Esophagus; Esophagus - diagnostic imaging; Female; Foreign Bodies; Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging; Foreign Bodies - therapy; Humans; Infant; Injuries of the abdomen. Foreign bodies of the digestive system; Laryngoscopy - adverse effects; Laryngoscopy - methods; Length of Stay; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Operative; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Pharynx - diagnostic imaging; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Radiography; Retrospective Studies; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the digestive system; Surgical Procedures; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; Treatment Outcome; Digestive System; Foreign Bodies; Operative; Complications; Surgical Procedures; Removal; Human; Stomach; Esophageal disease; Review; Cost benefit analysis; Ingestion; Esophagus; Esophagoscopy; Flexible; Surgery; Digestive diseases; Foreign body; Endoscopy; Diagnosis; Therapeutic protocol; Gastric disease

This review was carried out to assess the effectiveness of our protocol designed for the management of ingested foreign bodies. It was a retrospective review of 5240 patients with ingested foreign bodies admitted over a five-year period to the Ear Nose and Throat Unit. These patients were managed ac...