Taimoor Akram Khan, Iqra Tahir, Hafiz Mudabbar Mahboob, Muhammad Nasir, Ali Akram Khan.
Correlates between patient Gender, Type of Foreign Body and Location of Foreign Body in Cases of Foreign Body Impaction in Ear, Nose and Throat Region at Mayo Hospital Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(2):651-3.

Aim: To analyze foreign bodies of ENT region in terms of age, gender distribution, type and site of impaction and to check for significant correlations between these factors. Methods: This prospective study was conducted at ENT Emergency Section of Mayo Hospital Lahore from November 2012 to January 2013 in which all the patients that presented with the complaint of foreign body impaction in ENT region were included and site, type and location of foreign body were determined by detailed history and examination. One way ANOVA was used to check the statistical significance between variables. Results: In both genders, most common location for foreign body was ear. Pearls were most common in ear (105 out of 342 cases of ear), plastic pellets were most common in nose (38 out of 182 cases of nose) and bone piece was the dominant foreign body in throat (33 out of 59 cases) of foreign body throat. The commonest types of foreign bodies in males were plastic pellets (71 out of 331 cases) and least were pins (only a single case). In females, the most common foreign body type was pearls (90 out of 252 cases) and nuts and bolts were the least common (only 2 cases out of 252). Conclusion: Type of impacted foreign body has a strong association with the gender of patient and also varies with the site of impaction. Educating the caregivers about this association can reduce the incidence of foreign body impaction in ENT region.

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