Technology Driven Newer Ingested Foreign Body: A Case Report
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CLINICAL REPORT
Technology Driven Newer Ingested Foreign Body: A Case Report Sambhaji G. Chintale1,3
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Vilas R. Kirdak1 • Swati S. Chintale2 • Kaleem A. Shaikh1 • Sonali P. Jatale4
Received: 25 September 2020 / Accepted: 6 October 2020 Ó Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2020
Abstract As technology advances there are chances of new hazards to health also increases. In the current era of the digitalized world using a smart electronic device may cause harm to the children. We reported a case of foreign body ingestion which is new in the field of ENT practice. A 1-year-old male child patient presents with an ingested foreign body memory card guard slot cover. To date, this is a newer one in all types of an old foreign body reported in ENT practice. Keywords Foreign body Mobile gadgets Accessories Memory card guards
impaction is common in countries where fish is the main diet [3]. Children can swallow different types of objects. Commonly ingested foreign bodies in children are coins, toys, batteries, needles, straight pins, safety pins, screws, earrings, pencils, erasers, glass fragments, keys, marble, fish, and chicken bones. Depending on symptoms of presentation in a patient, we have to take an emergency decision on it. At least 80% of ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal system spontaneously, whereas 20% will require endoscopic intervention. On the other hand, \1% of foreign body ingestion cases will require surgical intervention to retrieve them or to deal with complications [4].
Introduction Case Reports Foreign body ingestion is the common problem of children all over the world, whether it’s a developed country or developing country. The peak incidence of foreign body ingestion is between 6 months to 3 years [1]. In children the incidence is equal in males and females [2]. Although coins are the most common ingested foreign body, fishbone
& Sambhaji G. Chintale [email protected] 1
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, JIIUS IIMSR, Warudi Tq., Badnapur Dist., Jalna 431202, India
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Department of Community Medicine, Goverment Medical College, Aurangabad Dist., Aurangabad, India
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Cosmo ENT Super-specialty Hospital and Research Center Aurangabad, Kamgar Chauk Cidco N3, Aurangabad 431005, India
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Government Medical College, Aurangabad 431001, India
One-year-old male child accidentally ingested a foreign body memory card guard of mobile while playing at home. After a few hrs. of ingestion of a foreign body child shows symptoms of vomiting and difficulty in swallowing so parents rushed to our ENT OPD at a tertiary care center. We examined the patient and asked the history of the patients to the parents, but the parents were unaware of the incident. So after taking the vitals parameters of the patient we advised an X-ray neck, AP, lateral view, and X-ray chest PA view for confirmation of any suspected foreign body ingestion. On the X-ray neck, AP view we find out one foreign body in the upper esophagus just below the cricopharynx as sh
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