Nasal Foreign Body Removal Research Articles

Removal of nasal foreign bodies in the pediatric population

Nasal foreign bodies requiring removal occur commonly in young children. Different techniques of removal are needed depending on the type of nasal foreign body. A retrospective chart review of a 19-month period identified 60 pediatric patients with nasal foreign bodies evaluated in a pediatric emergency department. Twenty-four different types of foreign bodies were removed; beads, rocks and plastic toys were the most common. Numerous removal techniques were used; forceps and Foley catheter techniques were the most common. Most foreign bodies can be managed with simple equipment and without requiring otolaryngology consultation. Because of the many different nasal foreign bodies found, the physician should be skilled in numerous techniques of removal. Each one of these useful techniques is reviewed.

Nasal foreign body removal in children

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 164, Issue 7 p. 448-448 Letter Nasal foreign body removal in children Craig T Hore, Craig T Hore Anaesthetic Registrar Department of Anaesthetics, Liverpool Hospital, PO Box 103, Liverpool, NSW, 2170Search for more papers by this author Craig T Hore, Craig T Hore Anaesthetic Registrar Department of Anaesthetics, Liverpool Hospital, PO Box 103, Liverpool, NSW, 2170Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 April 1996 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122114.xCitations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume164, Issue7April 1996Pages 448-448 RelatedInformation

Removal of nasal foreign bodies using the Fogarty catheter

AbstractPatients with nasal foreign bodies frequently present to emergency departments. Nasal foreign bodies are often difficult to remove and may require referral to an ENT surgeon or admission to hospital for removal under general anaesthetic. This study reviews patients with nasal foreign bodies who presented to the Gosford District Hospital Emergency Department over a three and a half year period. The results indicate that a technique for the removal of nasal foreign bodies in the emergency department using a Fogarty catheter may be successful.

Positive-Pressure Technique for Nasal Foreign Body Removal in Children

Positive-pressure technique for the removal of nasal foreign bodies in children is an effective alternative to restraints and instrumentation, yet it is underused. A retrospective chart review in a community hospital over a 2-year period yielded 64 cases of pediatric nasal foreign bodies. Eight cases are presented in which the positive-pressure technique was used.[Backlin SA: Positive-pressure technique for nasal foreign body removal in children. Ann Emerg Med April 1995;25:554-555.]

Removal of nasal foreign bodies with a Fogarty biliary balloon catheter.

Twenty-five children with a range of nasal foreign bodies, which were not easily amenable to anterior instrumental extraction, were considered for this study. These foreign bodies were removed by the use of a Fogarty biliary balloon catheter (Intimax) successfully in 23 children. In two children no foreign body was found. None of the children had any complications. This is a safe procedure which can be performed as an out-patient. Whilst the cost of the catheter may appear expensive, in comparison to the cost of admission for removal of similarly sited foreign bodies under general anaesthesia, the catheter fares favourably.

Another Solution for the Foreign Body in the Nose Problem

To the Editor.— Years ago, pediatrician Harvey Garrison, Jr, told me how to construct the "perfect" instrument for nasal foreign body removal—simple, available, and inexpensive. Open a paper clip and bend about 3 mm of the tip of either end about 45° by clamping the tip between the handle end of bandage scissors (Figure). By sliding the bent tip of this "medical instrument" over the foreign body and then drawing it outward, I have quickly and safely removed objects from the nose during the past 40 years of my pediatric practice.

Fogarty catheter removal of nasal foreign bodies

The removal, without incident, of 14 nasal foreign bodies is described. None of the bodies was amenable to anterior instrumental extraction, and all were removed using a small-diameter Fogarty catheter.

Removal of Nasal Foreign Body

ABSTRACT To the Editor.— The interesting note of McMasters of Chicago (213:1905, 1970) relative to an excellent way to remove foreign bodies from the nose of children prompts me to relate a method I have found very simple and useful.I spray the involved nostril with a decongestant, then have the parent hold the child in the upright position on the lap of the parent. One arm of the parent encircles the arms of the child, the other hand is held firmly against the forehead. This adequately immobilizes the child.Using the blower, effluent tube of a suction machine and applying a nasal tip to it, I apply it to the unobstructed naris. Time the short, quick application of air blown into the unobstructed naris with one of the child's inevitable Waahs—and out comes the foreign body.

Removal of nasal foreign body

Removal of nasal foreign body

NASAL FOREIGN BODIES

The nature and the removal of the average nasal foreign body hardly warrant a report in the literature. In the case recorded here, however, the roentgen diagnosis of the presence of a foreign body and the subsequent removal of the body as an unrecognizable mass appeared sufficiently interesting and instructive to prompt publication. SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSIS As a rule, it is easy to detect the presence of a foreign body in the nose, but occasionally the symptoms are so slight that they escape notice. A 6 year old child, as recently reported by Kopp and Levy, 1 was treated intermittently for three years because of repeated head colds. Adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy failed to help. Later a frontal headache and a foul nasal discharge developed. A roentgenogram taken to determine the condition of the paranasal sinuses showed a metal button wedged between the septum and the posterior tip of the inferior turbinate.