ObjectiveTo explore the forensic pathology features of foreign body and its emergency treatment: Heimlich maneuver. MethodsWe carried out a review of relevant literature and autopsy findings of 8 cases of foreign body suffocation at West China Forensic Identification Center of Sichuan University from 2000 to 2012. ResultsThe most common foreign body reported was undigested food. Children, old people and middle-aged men who were drunk were vulnerable to choking. The most effective resuscitative procedure in such cases was Heimlich maneuver, but it had been noted to result in significant intra-abdominal and intra-thoracic injuries if performed incorrectly. ConclusionIt is necessary to take some preventive measures to avoid the foreign body, and the publicity of Heimlich maneuver to reduce the incidence and mortality of foreign body is important.
目的:探讨取出外耳道异物的方法。方法:2000～2007年对62例外耳道异物取出方法进行报告。结果:不同异物采取不同方法,异物种类多样,因此取出的方法亦多样。对于一些特殊异物采用特殊方法将取得很好的效果。结论:要提高外耳道异物取出的效率,就要采用不同方式。
目的 对上消化道异物的诊治手段及结果进行阶段总结，方便今后诊治手段的选择。方法 对1999~2006年甘肃省康泰医院收治的75例上消化道异物患者的诊断及治疗过程进行回顾性研究。结果 本组病例经保守治疗异物自行排出42例，内镜取出8例，外科手术取出25例，均取得了满意的疗效，住院期间未出现严重并发症。结论 上消化道异物的治疗措施，应依照异物具体情况选择，推荐内镜治疗为首选治疗方法。
ObjectiveTo highlight the characteristics of bronchial foreign body in Adults. MethodsThe clinical data of three patients with bronchial foreign body were analyzed and related literatures were reviewed. ResultsForeign bodies in three patients were all located in right bronchi. Their initial diagnoses were tumor, pneumonia and foreign body, respectively. They all didn't offer a definite history of foreign body aspiration. Foreign bodies in three patients were diagnosed and treated by bronchoscopy. Through reviewing 978 related literatures, we found 2920 cases of bronchial foreign body in adults. 75.00% of them didn't offer a history of foreign body aspiration. 80.13% of them were misdiagnosed as other diseases before bronchoscopy, such as pneumonia(31.23%), lung cancer(25.21%), tuberculosis(5.81%), bronchiectasis(6.58%) and asthma(12.47%). Some of them were misdiagnosed for over 30 years. ConclusionsBronchial foreign bodies in adults are easily misdiagnosed. Bronchoscopy plays an important role in diagnosis and treatment of bronchial foreign body.
Objective To explore the application of medical thoracoscopy in the extraction of intrapleural foreign bodies. Methods The clinical data of 2 cases of adult intrapleural foreign bodies were analyzed and reviewed in combination with related literatures. Results One patient with foreign body located in the right intrapleural cavity was a closed drainage tube with a broken intrapleural cavity, and the foreign body was removed with a cold trap and a thoracoscopic stab card, while in one patient, the foreign body was located in the left intrapleural cavity and was a guide wire of a single lumen central vein. Endoscopic biopsy forceps were used to remove the foreign body. Searching the literature at home and abroad, there were 8 reports of thoracoscopic removal of intrapleural foreign bodies and 9 cases. The main cause of intrapleural foreign bodies was iatrogenic improper operation, accounting for 66.7% of the total number of cases. the most common types of intrapleural foreign bodies are ruptured closed thoracic drainage tubes and puncture needles. Conclusion Medical thoracoscopy can be used to remove foreign bodies in the intrapleural cavity, which has certain application value and prospects.