Chapter 39. Foreign Bodies
- John M. Hutson AO, BS, MD (Monash), MD, DSc (Melb), FRACS, FAAP (Hon) Chair of Paediatric Surgery General Surgeon and Urologist Professor of Paediatric Surgery1,2,
- Michael O'Brien MB, BCh, BAO, PhD, FRCSI (Paed), FRACS (Paed) Paediatric Urologist3,
- Alan A. Woodward MBBS, FRCS, FRACS General Surgeon and Urologist3,
- Spencer W. Beasley MBChB (Otago), MS (Melb), FRACS Professor of Paediatric Surgery4
Published Online: 14 JAN 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300109.ch39
Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing
Book Title
Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management, Sixth Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Hutson, J. M., O'Brien, M., Woodward, A. A. and Beasley, S. W. (eds) (2009) Foreign Bodies, in Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management, Sixth Edition, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444300109.ch39
Editor Information
- 1
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
- 2
Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- 3
Department of Paediatric Urology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- 4
Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
Publication History
- Published Online: 14 JAN 2009
- Published Print: 28 MAR 2008
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405162678
Online ISBN: 9781444300109
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Keywords:
- foreign bodies;
- swallowed foreign bodies;
- foreign bodies in urinary or genital tract;
- foreign bodies in ear, nose and pharynx;
- foreign bodies in palm and sole - removal under anaesthesia;
- foreign bodies in trachea or bronchus and wheezing;
- ball-valve effect of foreign body;
- object in oesophagus causing acute dyspnoea, stridor or cough
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Swallowed foreign bodies
Foreign bodies in the trachea and bronchi
Foreign bodies in the ear, nose and pharynx
Foreign bodies in the urinary tract
Other foreign bodies
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