Body In Nasal Cavity Research Articles

Epistaxis in children: a clinical study

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Epistaxis is a common condition among children. Most cases are due to vascular fragility in the nasal vestibule aggravated by digital trauma. Epistaxis is rare below 2 years. 30% of children of all children between 0-5 years, 56% aged between 6-10 years, 64% of those aged between 11-15 years have had at least 1 episode of epistaxis in their lifetime.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A retrospective analysis was done on 56 patients of nasal bleed, at Institute of child health and Hospital for children / Madras Medical College, Chennai, between June 2015 - June 2016. The records of children were analysed. All the patients under went blood investigation. The statistical analysis was done for the age group. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> There were 56 cases of nasal bleed enrolled in our study, out of which 35 were boys and 21 girls. The most common age group was between 6-10 years accounting for 27 cases. In laterality of nasal bleed right side was common. The most common site in nostril noted was from little’s area of nasal septum in 27 cases. The most common cause was idiopathic in 15 cases. Most of the cases were managed conservatively.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Epistaxis is a common clinical condition among the paediatric age group. In all cases, ENT examination should be done to rule out nasal pathology or foreign body in nasal cavity and haematology workup is necessary. Majority of nasal bleed stops with digital pressure.</p>

Is Radiologic Evaluation Necessary to Find out Foreign Bodies in Nasal Cavity?

Although there were previous studies on the clinical aspects such as etiology, treatment modalities, studies regarding the necessity of radiologic evaluation for nasal foreign body were limited. The aim of this study is to evaluate the necessity and indication of radiologic evaluation for nasal foreign bodies. There are consecutive patients aged less than 10 years who presented with suspected foreign bodies in nasal cavity. We reviewed the patient's age and sex, including the methods of evaluation, management tools, and types of foreign bodies. There were 35 cases (11.4%) on whom radiographs were performed in the 24 uncooperative patients and 11 cooperative patients who were not identified with any foreign bodies via nasal endoscopy. Among them, only 4 cases had positive reports of foreign body and the others were normal radiologic findings. We suggest that the radiologic evaluation is always not necessary to find the location of nasal foreign bodies. It, however, should be performed in cases of negative findings of physical examination with anterior rhinoscopy or sinus endoscopy and unwitnessed foreign bodies to rule out metallic contents, especially button type battery.

Foreign Bodies in Nasal Cavity: Our Experience over 1 Year [Nazal Kavitede Yabanci Cisim: 1 Yillik Sonuclarimiz

Abstract The aim of this study is to determine some parameters such as the structure of foreign body, age of patient etc. in patients with foreign body in their nasal cavity. The patients who referred to our hospital with foreign body in their nasal cavity between November 2013 and November 2014 are included to study. Data were collected retrospectively from patients records. 80 patients had foreign body in their nasal cavity. 45(%56.25) of them have foreign body in right nasal cavity, while 35 have in left one (%43.75). 48 of the patients were male (%60), 32 of them were female (%40). The foreign bodies were more common in early ages. 28 of patients (%35) were between age 0-2, 32 of them (%40) were between age 2-4, 15 of them (%19) were between age 5-8 and 5 of them (%6) were older than 8 years old. The foreign bodies mostly consist of little plastic substances (18 patients, %22.5), beans (16 patients %20), paper particles (12 patients, %12) and sponge (7 patients, %8.75). Only 5 of patients had complication of epistaxis after removal of foreign body. Foreign bodies in nasal cavity are common disorders of pediatric population. Although it is generally easy to remove foreign bodies from nasal cavity, it must be also considered that, all foreign bodies of nasal cavity have potential risk to obstruct the airway. Because of this, the foreign body in the nasal cavity is an emergency situation. Key Words: Foreign bodies, nasal cavity, epistaxis

A retained iatrogenic foreign body in nasal cavity presenting with a hard palatal fistula

A 30-year-old male presented with a hard palate fistula. He had a history of faciomaxillary injury 8 months back. He had nasal regurgitation after the injury. He had severe halitosis at the time of presentation. A large foam piece was removed through the fistula under general anesthesia. There was a lack of documentation regarding the placement of foam piece as a nasal pack during initial treatment. A need of good documentation of the removal of the foreign body is emphasized.

The Necessity of Simple X-ray Examination

Since the discovery of button battery, it has been widely applied in various electric devices. However, the button battery has a potential risk as a foreign body in the nasopharyngeal field. Thus, there is a need for early diagnosis and removal of these batteries. We experienced a case of foreign body in the nasal cavity. A battery was lost around a 2-year-old patient. He visited a local pediatric clinic. X-ray examination of the neck, chest. and abdomen showed no sign of a foreign body. He subsequently exhibited left cheek swelling and came to our clinic. X-ray examination of head revealed a metallic foreign body in the left nasal cavity. The foreign body was approached using an endoscope under general anesthesia. The nasal cavity was filled with necrotic tissue. We removed the foreign body using forceps. After surgery, perforation of nasal cavity was identified. The button battery was a potential risk because it contained toxic substances, could release an electrical current, and exerted direct pressure on the surrounding tissues. Surgical removal of button battery is the treatment of first choice. As for late complications, saddle nose is reported. Our patient would receive nasoplastic surgery around the age of 18 years. In summary, our patient's nose was not initially examined using x-ray study. It is very important to keep in mind the possibility of a nasal foreign body, not only for ear, nose, and throat doctors but also for pediatricians.

Foreign Body in Nasal Cavity: Panoramic and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Findings

Introduction: Panoramic view as a routine dental radiograph has an important role in diagnosis of other facial abnormalities accompanied with dento- alveolar structures. In this case presentation, we discuss this subject and also the efficacy of cone-beam computed tomography in localization of foreign body in complex anatomy of nasal cavity.

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Foreign Body in Nasal Cavity: Removal and Subsequent Rhinoplasty

Numerous species of bacteria use an elegant regulatory mechanism known as quorum sensing to control the expression of specific genes in a cell-density dependent manner. In Gram-negative bacteria, quorum sensing systems function through a cell-to-cell signal molecule (autoinducer) that consists of a homoserine lactone with a fatty acid side chain. Such is the case in the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which contains two quorum sensing systems (las and rhl) that operate via the autoinducers, N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone and N-butyryl-l-homoserine lactone. The study of these signal molecules has shown that they bind to and activate transcriptional activator proteins that specifically induce numerous P. aeruginosa virulence genes. We report here that P. aeruginosa produces another signal molecule, 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4-quinolone, which has been designated as the Pseudomonas quinolone signal. It was found that this unique cell-to-cell signal controlled the expression of lasB, which encodes for the major virulence factor, LasB elastase. We also show that the synthesis and bioactivity of Pseudomonas quinolone signal were mediated by the P. aeruginosa las and rhl quorum sensing systems, respectively. The demonstration that 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4-quinolone can function as an intercellular signal sheds light on the role of secondary metabolites and shows that P. aeruginosa cell-to-cell signaling is not restricted to acyl-homoserine lactones.