Ear, Nose, and Throat Foreign Bodies in Children: A Retrospective Study.
Children (Basel)
; 9(1)2022 Jan 04.
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ABSTRACT
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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MEDLINE
Type d'étude:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
Langue:
En
Journal:
Children (Basel)
Année:
2022
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Article