Use of Magill Forceps to Remove Foreign Bodies in Children | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由MOncel著作·2017·被引用5次—Magillforcepsareconsideredsafeandeffectiveinexperiencedhands.Inthepresentstudy,coinsandotherFBswereextractedfromtheupperesophagususing ...

Of the 88 patients who underwent endoscopic examination due to suspected FB ingestion, all were confirmed to have ingested an FB. Median age of the patients was 12 years; in all, 15 patients were aged < 5 years ( ). Among the patients, 63 (71.5%) were diagnosed based on routine radiographic findings; the other 25 were diagnosed based on physical findings and FB history. None of the patients had esophageal disease, such as esophageal stenosis secondary to corrosive injury or congenital esophageal atresia. In all, two patients had cerebral palsy and mental retardation. The most common type of FB ingested was coins ( n  = 51 [57.9%]) ( ). Diameter of coins ranged from about from 20 to 26 mm. The length of pins which had a sharp point at one end and a round plastic head at the other end was ∼30 mm. The diameters of batteries ranged from 10 to 20 mm. The pieces of food and toy had diffe...