title: Foreign body in ear, nose and throat: experience in a tertiary hospital.
abstract: To study the incidence of various foreign bodies in patients of different age and sex, attending E.N.T. Department, a retrospective review was done in Department of E.N.T., Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan. About 334 patients with foreign body in ENT region presented to Department of E.N.T., Burdwan Medical College and Hospital from October 2008 to September 2010 were included in the study. Foreign body in ENT region is a common problem frequently encountered in both children and adults. Their accurate diagnosis and management without any complications is often challenging.
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, P. O. Rajbati, Burdwan, 713104 West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Ritam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, P. O. Rajbati, Burdwan, 713104 West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Manatosh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, P. O. Rajbati, Burdwan, 713104 West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, P. O. Rajbati, Burdwan, 713104 West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Ganesh Chandra
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Gayen
keywords: Coin; Ear; Foreign body; Nose; Throat