Paediatric nasopharyngeal foreign bodies

Online Journal of Health …, 2008

Nasopharynx is an exceptionally rare anatomical location for foreign body impaction. We present a rare case of nasopharyngeal foreign body (NFB) in a 7 years old child. The diagnosis was confirmed by nasal endoscopy. Immediate removal of foreign ...

An International Journal Clinical Rhinology, 2015

Objective To highlight the occurrence of unusual foreign bodies in the nasopharynx in the pediatric age group. Introduction Foreign bodies are common in ENT practice universally. At times they may present as emergency requiring urgent intervention and many a times they go unnoticed as these are not suspected. Nasopharyngeal foreign bodies are rare in any age group. Case Report A 10 months old female child was brought with the history of persistent drooling of saliva and refusal to feed after accidental ingestion of a bunch of stapler pin. Plain radiograph showed a bunch of stapler pin in the nasopharynx with enlarged adenoid tissue and prevertebral soft tissue shadow. Conclusion Bunch of stapler pin is an unusual foreign body in the nasopharynx. Care should be taken while removing these foreign bodies. Digital manipulation for removal of such foreign bodies are hazardous and should be avoided at all cost. How to cite this article Das S, Chakraborty S, Mukherjee S. A Bunch of Stapler...

Aims and objectives: Foreign body impaction in the upper aero-digestive tract is relatively common in Otorhinolaryngological practice. The aim is to present a case of an unusual impacted foreign body (ear ring), in the pharynx of a child, that was confirmed by plain radiographs. Case report: An 8-month old male baby presented in emergency paediatric unit (EPU) of our hospital with a history of ingestion of an empty paracetamol satchet. Plain X-ray soft tissue of the neck however revealed a big metallic ear ring that impacted in the upper aerodigestive tract. It was removed successfully under general anaesthesia. The possible delay in diagnosis and various complications of pharyngeal foreign bodies were highlighted /reviewed. Conclusion: In conclusion foreign body impaction is common in the paediatric age group. Effort should be made by the attending physician to inquire into details of event relating to ingestion of foreign body in order to arrive at early and timely diagnosis and treatment so as to prevent complications.

Background: Foreign bodies (FBs) in the ear, nose, and throat are frequently encountered clinical entities among the children. These ear, nose, and throat FBs are often seen by pediatricians, primary care physicians, and otolaryngologists. Aim of the Study: The objective of this study is to analyze various types of FBs in the ear, nose, and throat among children and its clinical profile with its treatment in the pediatric age group. Materials and Methods: This descriptive retrospective study was carried out at a tertiary care teaching hospital. During 10-year period from April 2010 to May 2020, 452 pediatric patients with FB in the ear, nose, and throat were managed. The clinical profile and management of these children were analyzed. The clinical data were collected from the admission charts and clinic tickets. Results: In this study, the majority of the FBs were found in the nasal cavity, which constitutes 30.53%, whereas 28.31% found in the external auditory canal, 11.72% in the pharynx, 13.49% in the esophagus and 15.72% in laryngotracheobronchial (LTB) tract. The age ranges from 0 to 16 years, with a mean age was 7.21 years. The majority of the ear, nose, and throat FBs were found in the age group of 0-5 years. Out of the 452 cases, 243 (53.76%) were removed under general anesthesia. Vegetable seed was the most common FB in the nose. Coin was the most common FB in the esophagus, whereas vegetable seeds were the most common FB found in the bronchus. The open safety pin is a hazardous LTB FB. Conclusion: FBs in the ear, nose, and throat of children are common. The accurate diagnosis and treatment of the FBs in the pediatric age is often challenging. These FBs can be associated with significant morbidity and complications if not removed immediately.

Bangladesh Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2011

Nasopharynx is an exceptionally rare anatomical location for foreign body impaction. We present a unique case of foreign body made of porcelain lodged in the nasopharynx of a one and a half year old child for more than a month. The foreign body had been introduced perorally and had subsequently got impacted in the nasopharynx following amateur digital manipulation. Presence of porcelain foreign body in the nasopharynx has never been reported before. Removal of the foreign body was performed under general anesthesia. This rare situation is potentially dangerous, since its dislodgment may cause fatal airway obstruction. Therefore, in all cases with missing foreign bodies in the aerodigestive system, nasopharyngeal impaction should be kept in mind and examination of the region should be considered.

Continental J. Medical Research , 2009

Lodgement of foreign bodies in the nasopharynx after ingestion is a rare entity; even rarer is the impaction of a metallic foreign body within adenoidal tissue in the nasopharynx. We report one such case in a 1 year 2 month old child in which diagnosis was made by X-ray post-nasal space and the foreign body was subsequently removed under general anaesthesia.

Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery

Introduction Foreign body ingestion is an ENT emergency frequently encountered in both children and adults. Case Report A case of an open safety pin in the hypopharynx in a fifteen year old boy is reported, which remained impacted there for the past 15 days without any significant symptom or complication. CT scan, performed before surgical intervention, did not show any migration of this foreign body from its intraluminal site. This was removed by ‘Magill forceps technique’. Postoperative period was uneventful. Conclusion Pointed foreign body may present with negligible symptoms and that too may stay in the cricopharynx for long without migration. Magill forceps technique can be a good surgical option in such cases.

Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos

Se caracterizaron los componentes volátiles de dos extractos hidroalcohólicos obtenidos a escala piloto a partir de dos muestras comerciales de café (C1 y C2). Se identificaron y cuantificaron por cromatografía de gases espectrometría de masas, 69 compuestos volátiles en el extracto de café C1 y 75 componentes en el extracto C2. En la composición de ambos extractos se observaron diferencias cuantitativas y en los perfiles sensoriales se apreciaron diferencias significativas en los descriptores caramelo, tostado y café. La presencia de dos ciclopententen-1-onas contribuye a reforzar el descriptor a caramelo en el extracto C1. La diferencia de la nota tostada entre los extractos se debe a la mayor concentración de las pirazinas y del 2-furfuriltiol en el extracto de café C1. El sabor a café se encontró más intenso en el extracto C1, lo que puede estar relacionado con una mayor intensidad de los descriptores caramelo y tostado. Palabras clave: extracto de café, compuestos volátiles, caracterización.

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IPE Berlin Working Paper, No. 206, 2023

Analysis of the growth patterns in the global South in the 21st century suggests there is room for authoritarian states to search for new growth models. Authoritarian states, such as Turkey and Egypt, benefited from global financial circumstances in the early 21st century and opted for new growth models in the 2010s, suppressing political space further. To explain the changes in growth models amid the strength of reinforced authoritarianisms in these two countries, we employ a hybrid research strategy consisting of critical macroeconomic analysis and a critical political economy approach, tying growth model changes to conflicts within the power bloc. Peripheral goods producers gained the upper hand in Turkey in this period, while a military takeover in Egypt was followed by the promotion of exports and new investments in the mid-to-late 2010s. We contend that power bloc reconfigurations and the rise of new growth strategies led to the change in Turkey’s growth model during the Covid-19 pandemic and the quasi-shift in Egypt’s growth model in the late 2010s.