caa a22 4500 445298073 CHVBK 20180317142548.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20100601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12070-010-0040-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12070-010-0040-6 Foreign bodies in ENT in a teaching hospital in Eastern India [Elektronische Daten] [Saurav Sarkar, A. Roychoudhury, B. Roychaudhuri] Objective: To evaluate the nature, common sites, modes of presentation of various foreign bodies (FB) in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT). Materials and methods: Observational retrospective study carried out at Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan. The study period was between Jan 2006 to Jan 2007. The information obtained from the hospital record books. Results: Four hundred and eighty-two patients presented in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, in the study period with FB in their ENT. Out of 482 pts, the commonest location of FB was to be in throat with 302 pts (62%) followed by ear with 119 pts (25%) and nose 61 pts (13%). Amongst the FB in throat the commonest was fish bone and the commonest site being tonsils. Artificial denture accounted for a significant number of 13 (4.3%). External auditory canal was the commonest site of FB lodgment in ear found in 118 patients (99.16%). Nasal FB were found in 61 patients; more common in pediatric age group (98.36%). Conclusion: From this study we have found that FB lodgement is a very common complaint with which patients come to otolaryngologist. The commonest site of FB lodgement is in the throat. Most of the FB could be removed in emergency room (ER) with or without Local Anesthesia. Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2010 Foreign bodies nationallicence Fish bone nationallicence Pediatric age group nationallicence Sarkar Saurav Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, India aut Roychoudhury A. Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, India aut Roychaudhuri B. Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, India aut Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery Springer-Verlag 62/2(2010-06-01), 118-120 0019-5421 62:2<118 2010 62 12070 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-010-0040-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-010-0040-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sarkar Saurav Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Roychoudhury A. Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Roychaudhuri B. Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery Springer-Verlag 62/2(2010-06-01), 118-120 0019-5421 62:2<118 2010 62 12070 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer