Toader C. 1, 2, Mioriţa Toader 3, Neacşu Daniela 4, Drăghici M. 5, Şerbănică Andreea 6, Vivisenco Iolanda Cristina 2, 3
1 National Institute of Neurology and Neurovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania
2 University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania
3 Emergency Hospital for Children “Grigore Alexandrescu”, Bucharest, Romania
4 National Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics “Ana Aslan”, Bucharest, Romania
5 Dentirad Hospital, Ploieşti, Romania
6 Clinical Institute Fundeni, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
Nasal foreign bodies are common in young children. Nostril openings are available for exploration. Nasal secretion facilitates penetration of foreign bodies into the nose. Consequently, the nasal valve prevents their removal. Extraction requires specific tools and skills. From one point of view, the chemical structure could be organic or mineral. Also, one should evaluate the size, shape, retention time, brutal manoeuvres of extraction with secondary pituitary mucosa injury (superficial or deep). All these matters influence the long term evolution and the quality of life.