Characteristics of Pediatric Nasal Foreign Body Cases That Required Multiple Removal Procedures: A Single Tertiary Medical Center Cross-Sectional Study

This study aimed to reveal the characteristics of pediatric nasal foreign body cases that required multiple removal procedure and to investigate the appropriate removal method for each shape of foreign body. Methods We retrospectively reviewed patients who visited a pediatric emergency department because of nasal foreign body from November 1, 2018, to October 31, 2020. We compared the characteristics of patients, foreign bodies, and treatment between the success and failure groups in the first removal procedure. Moreover, we described the detail of patients in the failure group. We also showed final successful removal methods according to the shape of the foreign bodies. Results We included 104 children in our analysis. Between the success and failure groups in the first removal procedure, there was no statistically significant difference in the characteristics of patients and foreign bodies but a significant difference in the removal method (P
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