Patient’s Profile of Foreign Body in the Esophagus
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Foreign body in the esophagus is one of the most common cases found by ENT experts. Purpose: The purpose of the research is to obtain patient’s profile of foreign body in the esophagus in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery of Adam Malik General Hospital from the period of 2012 to 2016. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive research using medical data at Adam Malik General Hospital. Results: There are 112 cases of foreign body in esophagus with 62 men and 50 women. Their ages ranges from 8 months to 74 years with a mean of 17.9 years. The most common type of foreign body is inorganic 83%. The location of most foreign body is in the upper-third of 91.1%. The time interval starts from swallowed until reached the nearest hospital is 6–24 h at 63.4%. The most common length of time since diagnosis is established until performing surgery is >24 h by 85.7%. There were 6,2% patients developed complications. There were significant correlations between type and location foreign body with age (P < 0.005). Conclusion: This research was found profile of foreign body in the esophagus and the significant relations between type and location of foreign body with age.
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M R Asmara, A. R. Saragih, D Zahara
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