Overview
- Editors:
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Antonio Pinto
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Department of Diagnostic Radiological Imaging, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
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Luigia Romano
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Department of Diagnostic Radiological Imaging, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
- Thorough overview of the role of diagnostic imaging in the assessment of patients with suspected foreign body ingestion, aspiration, or insertion
- Explains how knowledge of X-ray and CT appearances of foreign bodies can reduce the rate of diagnostic errors
- Offers guidance on diagnostic protocols that will help to avoid errors in patient management?
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-viii
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- Antonio Pinto, Raffaella Capasso, Luigia Romano
Pages 1-8
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- Maria Giuseppina Scuderi, Domenico Aronne, Raffaela Giacobbe, Paola Martucci, Luciano Biagio Montella, Bruno Del Prato et al.
Pages 9-24
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- Antonio Pinto, Silvana Nicotra, Vincenzo Di Mauro
Pages 25-36
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- Nicola Gagliardi, Nicoletta Pignatelli Di Spinazzola, Vincenzo Di Mauro, Giuseppe Ruggiero, Carlo Muzj
Pages 37-46
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- Ciro Acampora, Ciro Stavolo, Maria Paola Belfiore
Pages 47-53
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- Antonio Pinto, Daniela Vecchione, Luigia Romano
Pages 55-66
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- Raffaella Niola, Sergio Capece, Mario Fusari, Franco Maglione
Pages 67-79
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- Antonio Pinto, Stefania Daniele, Luigia Romano
Pages 81-88
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- Gianluigi Guarnieri, Luigi Genovese, Mario Muto
Pages 89-99
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- Rosaria De Ritis , Francesco Di Pietto , Carlo Cavaliere
Pages 101-104
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- Antonio Pinto, Amelia Sparano, Mario Tecame
Pages 105-113
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- Giorgio Bocchini, Giacomo Sica, Franco Guida, Luigi Palumbo, Sujit Vaida, Mariano Scaglione
Pages 115-125
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Back Matter
Pages 127-128
About this book
Most ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract without a problem. However, both ingested and inserted foreign bodies may cause bowel obstruction or perforation or lead to severe hemorrhage, abscess formation, or septicemia. Foreign body aspiration is common in children, especially those under 3 years of age, and in these cases chest radiography and CT are the main imaging modalities. This textbook provides a thorough overview of the critical role of diagnostic imaging in the assessment of patients with suspected foreign body ingestion, aspiration, or insertion. A wide range of scenarios are covered, from the common problem of foreign body ingestion or aspiration in children and mentally handicapped adults through to drug smuggling by body packing and gunshot wounds. Guidance is offered on diagnostic protocols, and the value of different imaging modalities in different situations is explained. Helpful management tips are also provided. This textbook will prove invaluable for residents in radiology, radiologists, and physicians who are involved on a daily basis, within an emergency department, in the management of patients with suspected ingestion, aspiration, or insertion of foreign bodies.​ Â
