Foreign body in ear, nose and throat: experience in a tertiary hospital

Ritam Ray; Manatosh Dutta; Manoj Mukherjee; Ganesh Chandra Gayen

doi:10.1007/s12070-012-0529-2

Foreign body in ear, nose and throat: experience in a tertiary hospital

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Jan;66(1):13-6. doi: 10.1007/s12070-012-0529-2. Epub 2012 Mar 4.

Authors

Ritam Ray¹, Manatosh Dutta¹, Manoj Mukherjee¹, Ganesh Chandra Gayen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of E.N.T, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, P. O. Rajbati, Burdwan, 713104 West Bengal India.

Abstract

To study the incidence of various foreign bodies in patients of different age and sex, attending E.N.T. Department, a retrospective review was done in Department of E.N.T., Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan. About 334 patients with foreign body in ENT region presented to Department of E.N.T., Burdwan Medical College and Hospital from October 2008 to September 2010 were included in the study. Foreign body in ENT region is a common problem frequently encountered in both children and adults. Their accurate diagnosis and management without any complications is often challenging.

Keywords: Coin; Ear; Foreign body; Nose; Throat.