title: Retained nasal tube bridle system insertion stylet presenting as nasal foreign body: a report of two cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aim to present two cases of a retained insertion stylet from nasal feeding tube bridle systems.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series of two patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients were evaluated from 8/2012 to 9/2013 for retained bridle system insertion stylet.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two patients presented with a retained stylet from nasal tube bridle system. The patients presented one day and two months after discharge from the hospital, respectively. They were both removed at the bedside.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Some institutions use a bridle system to secure nasal feeding tubes. Physicians must be aware of the insertion stylet as a potential source of a retained nasal foreign body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. Electronic address: ryanjackson.md@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ryan S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D009666:Nose; D012494:Sampling Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome