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10878867

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
At KGMC Lucknow, 168 pediatric cases with aural foreign bodies (FB) were reviewed. Most of the FB were self-inflicted and seen in children under 5 years of age (69.64%), within 24 hours (91.66%) of impaction. 86.30% of FB were seen to impact in external auditory canal (EAC) and their nature revealed predominance of nonvegetative inanimate FBs (43.45%). The TM perforation was encountered in only 6.54% of cases. If the FB is a living insect, it should be drowned before being manipulated. Syringing is the method of choice for a nonimpacted relatively small FB, even if it is vegetative. It is to be avoided in the 'potential' cases of external otitis or in cases with severely impacted wax. For a tightly wedged smooth rounded FB the hook and forceps are preferred in superficially and deep lying FBs respectively. A dissociate anaesthesia (ketamine) appears to be a better choice than general anaesthesia. An end-aural incision should be preferred over post-aural one and canalplasty for access of FB should be carried out wherever necessary. The presence of otorrhoea in cases of penetrating FB or aural myasis should be dealt on the lines of otitis media after removing the FB concerned.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0019-5456
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
67
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
267-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Aural foreign bodies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, KG Medical College, Lucknow.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article