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KMID : 1035920140170010009
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Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2014 Volume.17 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.14
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Clinical Analysis and Proper Management of the Patients Visited ER Due to Ingested Foreign Body: Single Center Experience
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Park Young-Eun
Oh Eun-Mee
Choi Sang-Tae
Lee Jung-Nam
Lee Woon-Ki
Kim Keon-Kuk
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Abstract
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Purpose: The conventional treatment for ingested foreign bodies (IFB) is removal, which is successful in most cases. However, it can be associated with severe complications, such as gastrointestinal tract perforation, and require emergency surgery. The aim of this study is to analyze clinical data relating to IFB and to develop a proper management plan to reduce the incidence of severe complications.
Methods: Between September 2001 and September 2009, 117 patients visited the emergency room complaining of IFB. Among these patients, 29 were diagnosed with bezoar and were excluded from the study. Medical data for the remaining 88 patients was reviewed retrospectively. For statistical analy-sis, the foreign bodies (FB) were classified into three sub-groups according to their shape (round, sharp, and amor-phous).
Results: The median age of patients with IFB was seven years, and the male-to-female ratio was 1.3:1. Many of these patients were preschool children under the age of seven who had accidentally swallowed FB (56 cases, 63.6%). The most common symptom presented among the patients was FB sen-sation (18 cases, 21%). The results of subgroup analysis showed no significant relation between the shape of the FB and the treatment modality. Spontaneous passage was ob-served in 21 cases (23.9%). Otherwise, endoscopic removal was performed successfully in 61.4% of cases, and 13 patients required emergency operations (14.8%).
Conclusion: Early diagnosis and a prompt approach are sig-nificant in the successful treatment of IFB. Endoscopic or surgi-cal procedures are sometimes required, particularly in cases where complications are suspected.
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KEYWORD
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Ingested foreign bodies, Complication, Endoscopy
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