Author(s): Grassi, R ; Faggian, A ; Somma, F ; De Cecco, CN ; Laghi, A ; Caseiro-Alves, F
Date: 2015
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1874
Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
Subject(s): Corpos Estranhos; Diagnóstico por Imagem; Tracto Gastrointestinal; Aspiração Respiratória
Ingestion, inhalation, and insertion of foreign bodies (FBs) are very common clinical occurrences. In any case, early diagnosis and prompt management are mandatory to avoid severe and life-threatening complications. Radiologists have an important role in revealing the presence, dimension, nature, and relationship with anatomical structures of a FB; selecting the most appropriate imaging modality; and enabling the best therapeutic choice. This review article focuses on the most frequent FBs ingested, inhaled, and inserted and presents the different tests and investigations to provide a correct radiological approach.
