Acta otorrinolaringológica española
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Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp · May 2013
The management of ingested foreign bodies in an Ear Nose and Throat Emergency Unit: prospective study of 204 cases.
To determine how often ingested foreign bodies are found and what parameters may predict their retrieval. ⋯ Patients with ingestion of foreign body who ingest fish bone, present within the first 6 hours or complain of symptoms at or above cricoid cartilage deserve greater investment in terms of time and resources for retrieval of ingested foreign body by Ear Nose and Throat team.