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Analysis of nasal foreign bodies in 341 children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2019

Z-C Lou
Z-C Lou*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yiwu Central Hospital, Yiwu City, China
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Author for correspondence: Dr Zheng-Cai Lou, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yiwu Central Hospital, 699 Jiangdong Road, Yiwu City 322000, Zhejiang Province, China E-mail: louzhengcai@163.com
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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to analyse the common presentations and treatment outcomes in cases involving nasal foreign bodies.

Methods

A retrospective study was carried out over three years, from January 2014 to December 2017. Patient biodata, clinical presentation, nasal foreign body type and management outcome data were obtained from the medical records and analysed.

Results

A total of 341 cases were analysed. The average patient age was 3.7 ± 1.2 years (range, 1–19 years).Of the nine cases involving button batteries, septal perforation was initially seen in four cases and three cases had subsequent septal perforation.

Conclusion

Only button battery nasal foreign bodies were associated with increased septal perforation. Use of physiological seawater nasal spray was found to reduce the likelihood of septal perforation. Most nasal foreign bodies could be removed under local anaesthesia.

Keywords

Foreign BodiesSmellDiagnostic ErrorsNasal Septal Perforation

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 133 , Issue 10 , October 2019 , pp. 908 - 912
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited, 2019 

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Dr Z-C Lou takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

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