Foreign bodies in ear, nose and throat seen at Musashino Ged Cross Hospital during last 10 years

Abstract

During last 10 years in Musashino Red Cross Hospital, there was 413 cases of foreign bodies. The total number of the patient during that period was 44.061, and the foreign body cases were 0.934%.The location of the foreien bodies in 413 cases were as follows; ear 200 cases (48.4% of all foreign bodies) nose 53 cases (12.8%) oralcavity 1 cases (0.24%) pharynx 98 cases (23.7%) larynx 14 cases (3.3%) esophagus 42 cases (10.1%) trachea 5 cases (1.2%)Among the cases of foreign. bodies in the ear and nose, 84 cases were unknown foreign bodies of which the patient did not realize the intrusion. Fifty-seven cases were in the ear, and among the 57 cases, middle ear complication was seen in 12 cases, intra-cranial complication occured in 5 cases. Four cases among the 5 were with central perforation.Among the 5 cases of foreign bodies in the nasopharynx, the fact that 4 cases were due to pinetree leaves would seen to have some bearing upon the matter of nasopharynx foreign bodies.