Fish Bone Foreign Body: The Role of Imaging

Conclusion In patients > 40 years old suspected of fish bone impaction, non-contrast CT is recommended and should be urgently performed, even in the presence of ambiguous symptoms. However, in patients < 40 years old presenting within 24 hours from ingestion, imaging has little diagnostic value due to the low probability of esophageal fish bones. For this specific subgroup, in the absence of clinical findings, discharge without imaging studies may be considered safe. [...] Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, BrazilArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology - October 26, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Klein, Ayala Ovnat-Tamir, Sharon Marom, Tal Gluck, Ofer Rabinovics, Naomi Shemesh, Shay Tags: Systematic Review Source Type: research