Foreign Bodies

Known as: Bodies, Foreign, foreign materials, Object, Foreign 
An occurrence where any object originating inside or outside the body is not in it's physiological or intended location. For example, a tooth or bone… (More)
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2010
Review
2010
Rectal foreign bodies.
Rectal foreign bodies present a difficult diagnostic and management dilemma because of delayed presentation, a variety of objects… (More)
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Pediatric foreign bodies and their management.
Ingestion of foreign bodies is a common pediatric problem, with more than 100,000 cases occurring each year. The vast majority of… (More)
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Foreign bodies.
Foreign bodies are uncommon, but they are important and interesting. Foreign bodies may be ingested, inserted into a body cavity… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Does Foreign Direct Investment Accelerate Economic Growth ?
195 With commercial bank lending to developing economies drying up in the 1980s, most countries eased restrictions on foreign… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Does Foreign Direct Investment Increase the Productivity of Domestic Firms ? In Search of ' Spillovers through Backward Linkages
Many countries compete against one another in on a firm-level panel data set from Lithuania, the attracting foreign investors by… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Foreign body reaction to meshes used for the repair of abdominal wall hernias.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the local tissue reactions to meshes that had been removed from humans. DESIGN Open study SETTING… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Ingested Foreign Bodies of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Retrospective Analysis of 542 Cases
n = 379) were jail inmates at the time of ingestion, 22.9% ( n = 124) had a history of psychosis, and 7.2% ( n = 39) were… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Tracheobronchial foreign bodies in adults.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To define the clinical spectrum of tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration in adults, assess predisposing… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Management of foreign body ingestion.
Management of ingested foreign bodies (FB) is a common clinical problem. A 10-year experience of 101 foreign body ingestions is… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Pathogenesis of foreign body infection: description and characteristics of an animal model.
An animal model involving the subcutaneous implantation of tissue cages into guinea pigs and subsequent infection with… (More)
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