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  1. Jul 31, 2024 · Foreign bodies (FBs) in the ear, nose, or throat are extremely common emergency presentations to ENT teams. Foreign bodies in the ear or nose are more common in children, people with learning difficulties, or those with psychiatric disorders. Oesophageal soft foreign bodies are seen in older people or in patients with oesophageal disorders.

  2. Oct 19, 2020 · Foreign body ingestions or insertions are seen most commonly in four broad categories of patients: (a) children, (b) mentally handicapped or mentally retarded persons, (c) adults with unusual sexual behavior, and (d) “normal” adults. The latter often have predisposing factors or injurious situational problems.

  3. A foreign body granuloma forms when the host immune system is unable to digest the foreign body, resulting in the accumulation of macrophages and histiocytes. As macrophages surround and isolate the foreign body, some of them will fuse to form multinucleated giant cells.

  4. Figure 1. A wood splinter in the finger is a kind of biological foreign body, and can cause inflammation, which makes the area red, swollen, warm, and painful. Causes. Foreign bodies can end up inside someone, intentionally or unintentionally. They often happen accidentally during an injury.

  5. If the foreign body harbors microorganisms, it can introduce infection. The foreign body can also get secondarily infected. The type of reaction elicited depends on antigenicity (depending on the content of the retained item) and the presence of secondary infection.

    • G V Santhosh Kumar, Subhash Ramani, Abhishek Mahajan, Nikshita Jain, Rachel Sequeira, Meenakshi Thak...
    • 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_31_17
    • 2017
    • Jul-Sep 2017
  6. May 1, 2023 · An absolute indication for exploration and attempted removal of a foreign body is any patient presenting with neurovascular compromise or infection. Ongoing pain, functional impairment, and the sensation of foreign material is a strong indication for surgery.

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  8. Sep 6, 2024 · Many surgical procedures deliberately introduce foreign bodies either in the form of haemostatic clips (most common), stents, valve replacements, pacing boxes, catheters, etc. or accidentally when a surgical instrument or surgical pack is inadvertently left in situ.

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