Foreign Bodies

"Foreign Bodies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Inanimate objects that become enclosed in the body.

Descriptor ID	D005547
MeSH Number(s)	C26.392
Concept/Terms	Foreign Bodies Foreign Bodies Bodies, Foreign Body, Foreign Foreign Body Foreign Objects Foreign Object Object, Foreign Objects, Foreign Gossypiboma Gossypiboma Gossypibomas Retained Surgical Sponge Retained Surgical Sponges Surgical Sponge, Retained Surgical Sponges, Retained Textiloma Textilomas Retained Surgical Items Retained Surgical Items Retained Surgical Item Surgical Item, Retained Surgical Items, Retained Retained Surgical Instruments Retained Surgical Instrument Surgical Instrument, Retained Surgical Instruments, Retained Retained Surgical Needle Retained Surgical Needles Surgical Needle, Retained Surgical Needles, Retained Retained Surgical Tools Retained Surgical Tool Surgical Tool, Retained Surgical Tools, Retained

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Diseases [C]
Wounds and Injuries [C26]
Foreign Bodies [C26.392]

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Bar chart showing 13 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2007 and 2012 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	1	2
2008	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	1	2
2018	1	0	1
2019	2	0	2

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Middelberg LK, Leonard JC, Shi J, Aranda A, Brown JC, Cochran CL, Eastep K, Gonzalez R, Haasz M, Herskovitz S, Hoffmann JA, Koral A, Lamoshi A, Levitte S, Lo YHJ, Montminy T, Novak I, Ng K, Novotny NM, Parrado RH, Ruan W, Shapiro J, Sinclair EM, Stewart AM, Talathi S, Tavarez MM, Townsend P, Zaytsev J, Rudolph B. High-Powered Magnet Exposures in Children: A Multi-Center Cohort Study. Pediatrics. 2022 03 01; 149(3).

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Wong H, Dwarica D, Quiroz L. Novel Use of Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography to Locate a Retained Needle in the Vaginal Wall. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 12; 134(6):1282-1284.

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Schellenberg M, Brown CVR, Trust MD, Sharpe JP, Musonza T, Holcomb J, Bui E, Bruns B, Hopper HA, Truitt MS, Burlew CC, Inaba K, Sava J, Vanhorn J, Eastridge B, Cross AM, Vasak R, Vercuysse G, Curtis EE, Haan J, Coimbra R, Bohan P, Gale S, Bendix PG. Rectal Injury After Foreign Body Insertion: Secondary Analysis From the AAST Contemporary Management of Rectal Injuries Study Group. J Surg Res. 2020 03; 247:541-546.

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Hunter JL, Blair SG, Brevard SB, Simmons JD, Ding LE. Venous Embolization of Shotgun Pellets in the Setting of Vascular and Tracheal Injury. Am Surg. 2018 Jun 01; 84(6):e206-e207.

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Meyers JE, Sorkin GC, Shakir HJ, Snyder KV. Carotid cutdown for surgical retrieval of a guidewire introducer: an unusual complication after mitral valve repair. J Neurosurg. 2014 Oct; 121(4):999-1003.

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Ajayi T, Do K, Bhatia A, Mulita A. Swimming with the fishes. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Mar 26; 2014.

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Ben-Menachem T, Decker GA, Early DS, Evans J, Fanelli RD, Fisher DA, Fisher L, Fukami N, Hwang JH, Ikenberry SO, Jain R, Jue TL, Khan KM, Krinsky ML, Malpas PM, Maple JT, Sharaf RN, Dominitz JA, Cash BD. Adverse events of upper GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Oct; 76(4):707-18.

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Moon JS, Bliss D, Hunter CJ. An unusual case of small bowel obstruction in a child caused by ingestion of water-storing gel beads. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Sep; 47(9):E19-22.

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Ikenberry SO, Jue TL, Anderson MA, Appalaneni V, Banerjee S, Ben-Menachem T, Decker GA, Fanelli RD, Fisher LR, Fukami N, Harrison ME, Jain R, Khan KM, Krinsky ML, Maple JT, Sharaf R, Strohmeyer L, Dominitz JA. Management of ingested foreign bodies and food impactions. Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Jun; 73(6):1085-91.

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Baron MB, Jennings LA. The abdominal smile sign. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Feb; 25(2):165.

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