AIMS: To determine how often ingested foreign bodies are found and what parameters may predict their retrieval. METHODS: During 1 year, we prospectively studied all patients referred to our Ear Nose and Throat Emergency Unit because of foreign body ingestion. RESULTS: During the study, 204 (median age-42 years [10 months-84 years]) patients were admitted because of ingested foreign body. The most common was fis...
Gastric infection with Helicobacter pylori is the most common chronic infection worldwide. One of the routes of transmission of the infection is the oral route. Molecular techniques have allowed the detection of H. pylori DNA in samples of the oral cavity, although culture of H. pylori from these types of samples has been sporadic. Studies have tried to demonstrate the presence of H. pylori in adenotonsillar ti...
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