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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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26 relations
CDISC SEND Non-Neoplastic Finding Type TerminologyChokingClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyFirst Aid

Narrower (9)

Colonic foreign bodyForeign Body in StomachGossypibomaRetained Surgical Items

Broader (1)

Disease as reason for upper g.i. examination

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
BMP-2 liberated from biomimetic implant coatings induces and sustains direct ossification in an ectopic rat model.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Management of Retained Colorectal Foreign Bodies: Predictors of Operative Intervention
PURPOSEThis study was designed to review experience at our hospital with retained colorectal foreign bodies.METHODSWe reviewed… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
On the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies
Foreign direct investment (FDI) brings host countries capital, productive facilities, and technology transfer, as well as new… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
The proPO and clotting system in crustaceans
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… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Chapter 4 Mechanisms of inflammation and infection with implanted devices
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Correlation between in vivo and in vitro efficacy of antimicrobial agents against foreign body infections.
Implant-associated infections are often resistant to antibiotic therapy. Routine sensitivity tests fail to predict therapeutic… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Use of the neodymium-YAG laser to open the posterior capsule after lens implant surgery: a preliminary report.
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
DEGRANULATION OF POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUCOCYTES FOLLOWING PHAGOCYTOSIS OF MICROORGANISMS
A marked reduction in numbers of cytoplasmic granules in rabbit and human polymorphonuclear leucocytes takes place following… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
The Ingestion of Proteins and Colloidal Materials by Columnar Absorptive Cells of the Small Intestine in Suckling Rats and Mice
Proteins and colloidal materials, administered orally to suckling rats and mice, were ingested by columnar absorptive cells of… 
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