RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOREIGN BODY INGESTION AND CULTURE

Aim: Evaluation of the results of our experiences with foreign body (FB) ingestion in this country. Patients and methods: The medical records of 73 patients treated for FB ingestion between January 1985 and December 2003 were evaluated retrospectively. Results: Fifty-nine percent of the patients were boys, and the majority of them had ingested coins and safety pins. The age of 41% of the patients ranged from 1.5 months to 2 years. Rigid esophagoscopy was performed to remove the FBs. Laparotomy was required in 2 patients with safety pin ingestion. Conclusion: Coins were the most commonly ingested FBs. In addition to surgical and medical aspects, cultural differences should also be con- sidered in FB ingestion as the type of ingested object varies in different populations. Key Words: Foreign-Body Ingestion, Children, Cultures KULTUR VE YABANCI CISIM YUTULMASI ARASINDAKI ILIŞKI Amac: Klinigimizde yabanci cisim yutulmasina bagli olarak tedavi edilen hastalarin sonuclarini bildirmek. Materyal ve metod: Ocak 1985 - Aralik 2003 yillari arasinda yabanci cisim yutulmasina bagli tedavi edilen 73 hastanin kayitlari retrospektif olarak incelendi. Bulgular: Hatalarin %59’u erkek olarak bulunurken en sik yutulan ya- banci cisimler sirasiyla demir para ve cengelli igne olarak bulundu.Has- talarin %41’inin yasi 1.5 ay ile 2 yas arasinda toplanmaktaydi. Yabaci cisim cikarilmasi icin tum hastalara rijid ozefagoskopi yapilirken sadece cengelli igne yutan iki hastada laparatomi gerekti. Sonuc: Kulturel fark gozetmeksizin en sik yutulan yabanci cisim demir paradir. Diger siklikta yutulan yabanci cisimler ise kulturel farkliliklar gostermektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Yabanci Cisim Yutulmasi, Cocuk, Kultur.