• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.428-434
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• 1996

The practice of oral surgery or other dentistry possesses the danger of causing the loss of foreign bodies used within the oral cavity. If such foreign bodies would be lost, they could enter the viscera through the esophagus or tracheobroncheal tree. Ingestion is four times as frequent as aspiration and 80% to 90% of ingested foreign bodies will pass through the body spontaneously. Once the aspiration or ingestion of foreign bodies is happened, a dental procedure should be discontinued immediately. If symptoms of respiratory distress, including coughing, wheezing, or stridor, are present, a patent airway should be maintained, oxygen administered, and ventilation supported if necessary. The PA chest radiograph will identify the objects in the lung, esophagus, or stomach. Ingested gastrointestinal foreign bodies may be managed by observation, endoscopy, and or surgical intervention and aspirated tracheobroncheal foreign bodies may be managed by bronchoscopy, and or surgical intervention. This case report describes the management of ingested or aspirated foreign bodies happened to the three patients during intraoral treatment. we recommend that the preventive method of ingestion or aspiration of the dental foreign bodies should be performed prior to intraoral treatment and the immedieate measures should be carried out after ingestion or asipiration of it.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.42-45
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• 1996

Children tend to ingest foreign bodies. The majority present in children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years. We experienced 2 cases of unusual gastrointestinal complications caused by ingested foreign bodies. First case was a 10-month-old male with intestinal perforation due to two pieces of ingested magnetic heads. Second case was a 7-month-old girl with esophageal stricture due to an ingested particle of plastic toy.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2022

Ingestion of foreign bodies (FBs) is a common phenomenon among young children. Plain radiography is the first step diagnostic modality to detect the radio-opaque FBs. And computed tomography has been recommended by several guidelines as useful modalities for diagnosing ingested FBs. However, there is a risk of radiation exposure, making it burdensome to use in asymptomatic patients. Ultrasound (US) is not a commonly used technique for diagnosing ingested foreign bodies. However, US can provide real-time imaging with good resolutions without radiation exposure in pediatric patients. Herein, we report two pediatric cases of metallic foreign body ingestion that were successfully diagnosed using US for localizing foreign bodies. This study indicates that US may be used as an alternative method for detecting the localization of metallic foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract without exposure of radiation, particularly in pediatric patients.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2007

Ingested foreign bodies are common occurrences in the pediatric population. From October 2002 to April 2006, eight patients (6 male, mean age: $30.9{\pm}14.4$ months, range: 7~45 months) who had ingested metallic foreign bodies, such as bar magnets, coin-type magnets, screws, metal beads, and disk batteries, were selected for foreign body removal using a magnetic device under floroscopic control. A 1-cm-long cylindrical magnet (6 mm in diameter) was placed at the end of a 150-cm-long plastic tube from an IV set. The magnet was passed through the mouth into the stomach. Under fluoroscopic control, the magnet was maneuvered so that it attached to the metallic foreign bodies. The forgeign body was then easily removed by retracting the magnet with the metallic object attached. This procedure was successful in six patients of 8 patients. This procedure is a minimally-invasive and may avoid the use of anesthesics, endoscopy or surgery.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.619-623
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• 2019

We report the case of a seven-year-old boy with an ingested foreign body, which was retained within the appendix for a known duration of ten months, ultimately requiring appendectomy. The ingested foreign body was incidentally discovered by abdominal x-ray at an emergency room visit for constipation. Despite four bowel cleanouts, subsequent x-rays showed persistence of the foreign body in the right lower quadrant. While the patient did not have signs or symptoms of acute appendicitis, laparoscopic appendectomy was performed due to the risk of this foreign body causing appendicitis in the future. A small metallic object was found within the appendix upon removal. This case highlights the unique challenge presented by foreign body ingestions in non-verbal or developmentally challenged children and the importance of further diagnostic workup when concerns arise for potential retained foreign bodies.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.291-295
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to introduce the radiography for the natural course and clinical diagnosis of foreign body ingestion and aspiration, to help diagnosis and treatment, to evaluate the accuracy of radiographic images of pediatric patients. A 2 to 7 year-old patient who ingested a foreign body was ingested and aspirated with foreign substances such as coin, cloth pin, earring, baduk stone, and hairpins, and chest and abdomen of the plain radiography. The pediatric patient who ingested and aspirated the foreign body of the coins, the clothespins, the earrings, the stones, and the hairpins were examined by chest and abdomen of the plain radiography and fluoroscopic images. The radiography examination can be combined to effectively cope with the treatment and the treatment of the foreign substance removal. It can be applied to the diagnosis of foreign body in pediatric patient's clinic and appropriate treatment and treatment direction.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.182-185
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• 2013

Children have a natural tendency to explore objects with their mouths; this can result in the swallowing of foreign objects. Most ingested foreign bodies pass uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract. However, some foreign bodies cause obstruction or perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, requiring surgical intervention. Perforation of the gastrointestinal tract may be associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The most common sites of intestinal foreign body perforation are the ileocecal and rectosigmoid regions. Foreign body perforation of the duodenum is relatively uncommon. We report the first Korean case of duodenal perforation by an ingested 8-cm lollipop stick. Lollipops are popular with the children and fairly accessible to them, as most parents are not aware of their potential harm. Pediatric clinicians should be aware of the risks associated with lollipop stick ingestion. Our report also describes the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic diagnosis and management of pediatric patients with peritonitis induced by the ingestion of foreign bodies.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.12-16
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• 2014

Foreign body ingestion is a common problem among paediatric populations. Most of the ingested foreign bodies spontaneously pass through the gastrointestinal tract, but approximately less then 10% of them remain without being discharged, and trigger complications. Therefore, proper evaluation and treatment according to the situation is required. In this study, clinical progress and complications were analyzed according to the clinical features and treatment in children who ingested foreign bodies. Among pediatric patients under 18 who were admitted to Chonnam National University Hospital after ingesting foreign bodies between January 2008 to June 2012, only the patients who had their foreign body in the gastrointestinal tract were included in this study. Based on medical records, age, type of foreign body, time spent till admission, and whether the endoscopy was done or not, complication were researched retrospectively. According to symptoms and plain abdomen X-ray findings, treatment was chosen and conducted among endoscopy, observation and emergency operation. Among 273 patients, 9 (3.3%) of them had surgical removal. Seven (2.6%) of them had an emergency operation on the day of admission, and the rest 2 (0.7%) had operation during observation. Removal through initial endoscopic approach was tried in 157 (57.5%) patients. Eleven (70.8%) of them had their foreign body removed at the initial trial, and 5 (4.9%) of them at the second trial. Among 109, who were on observation status, 9 (8.3%) of them needed endoscopic removal, and 2 (1.8%) of them suffered from surgical removal. It is thought to be better to approach slowly considering the type, size and symptoms in foreign body ingestion of pediatric patients, rather than immediate and invasive removal.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2007

목 적: 위장관 이물은 내시경적 이물 제거술이나 수술적 제거술, 또는 자연 배출을 기다리는 방법이 있으며 이물의 종류와 모양, 크기, 초기 위치에 따라 치료방법이 달라질 수 있다. 자연 배출이 예상되는 이물에 대해서는 내시경을 시행하지 않을 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 위장관 이물의 자연 배출 경우와 내시경적 제거 경우를 비교하고, 자연 배출 이물의 경우에 이물의 종류, 크기, 초기 위치에 따른 자연 배출률에 대해서 알아보았다. 방 법: 2001년 1월부터 2007년 7월까지 6년간 위장관내 이물을 주소로 삼성서울병원 응급실을 방문한 160명을 대상으로 후향적 의무기록 조사 및 보호자 전화면담을 통해 정보를 수집해서 각각의 이물간의 특성, 위치, 자연 배출의 시간과 빈도 등을 조사하였다. 결 과: 남녀 비는 1.46：1로 남아가 95명(59.4%), 여아가 65명(40.6%)이었다. 전체 이물의 자연 배출률은 48.0%였다. 각 이물의 종류에 따른 자연 배출률은 각각 동전 36.5%, 핀, 머리핀, 나사, 열쇠 등 길고 날카로운이물 52.6%, 바둑돌과 구슬 83.3%, 자석 69.2%, 디스크 배터리 50.0%였다. 이중에서 동전은 크기와 위치에 따라 내시경적 제거 비율에서 많은 차이를 보여 100원 동전은 초기 식도에 걸려있을 확률이 66.7% (22/33)였고 이 중에서 내시경으로 제거한 비율은 90.9%였다. 크기가 비슷한 100원 동전, 10원 동전 그리고 바둑돌을 대상으로 조사한 나이별, 위치별 자연 배출률은 초기 이물이 위 이하에 위치했을 경우 전 연령에서 80% 이상으로 높게 조사되었다. 결 론: 소아의 위장관 이물은 이물의 종류나 크기, 위치 등에 자연 배출률이 매우 다양하다. 따라서 적응증이 될 때는 내시경을 이용한 이물 제거를 시행하고, 자연 배출률이 높은 이물은 경과를 관찰하면서 자연 배출을 기대해 볼 수 있겠다. 특히 동전이나 바둑돌과 같이 둥근 물체가 식도를 통과하여 위 또는 그 이하에 위치해 있다면 자연 배출의 가능성이 높으므로 기다려 보는것이 좋겠다. 다만 디스크 배터리의 경우는 여러 가지 합병증을 고려했을 때 내시경적 제거술을 시행하는 것이 안전할 것으로 생각된다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.168-174
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• 2016

Purpose: The management and clinical course in pediatric patients who had ingested foreign body were investigated retrospectively to evaluate the frequency and factor associated with successful removal of fishbone foreign body. Methods: Based on the medical records of patients younger than 15 years old who visited emergency room because of foreign body ingestion from January 1999 to December 2012, the authors reviewed clinical characteristics including type of ingested foreign bodies, time to visits, managements and complications. Results: Fishbone (50.1%) was the most common ingested foreign body in children. Among 416 patients with ingested fishbone, 245 (58.9%) were identified and removed using laryngoscope, rigid or flexible endoscope from pharynx or upper esophagus by otolaryngologists and pediatric gastroenterologists. The kind of ingested fish bone in children was diverse. The mean age of identified and removed fishbone group was 7.39 years old, and higher than that of unidentified fishbone group (5.81 years old, p<0.001). Identified and removed fishbone group had shorter time until hospital visit than the unidentified fishbone group (2.03 vs. 6.47 hours, p<0.001). No complication due to ingested fishbone or procedure occurred. Conclusion: Older age and shorter time from accident to hospital visit were the different factors between success and failure on removal of ingested fish bone in children.