"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.
Inanimate objects that become enclosed in the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D005547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.392
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| 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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 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 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Foreign Bodies" by people in Profiles.
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High-Powered Magnet Exposures in Children: A Multi-Center Cohort Study. Pediatrics. 2022 03 01; 149(3).
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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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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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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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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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Swimming with the fishes. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Mar 26; 2014.
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Adverse events of upper GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Oct; 76(4):707-18.
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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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Management of ingested foreign bodies and food impactions. Gastrointest Endosc. 2011 Jun; 73(6):1085-91.
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The abdominal smile sign. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Feb; 25(2):165.