%0 Journal Article
%T Characteristics of Ent Foreign Bodies in a Hospital at Cotonou, Benin
%A Ulrich Bidoss¨¨ssi Vodouhe
%A Faridath Daouda
%A Fran£¿ois Avakoudjo
%A Alexis do Santos-Zounon
%A Fatiou Bouraima
%A Bruno Ametonou
%A Sonia Lawson-Afouda
%A Wassi Adjibabi
%J International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
%P 259-268
%@ 2168-5460
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijohns.2023.124026
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong> Foreign bodies (FB) can constitute a life-threatening emergency by their nature or their location. The objective of this study was to describe the socio-demographic, diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics of FB in the ENT department of CHUZ-Suru L¨¦r¨¦ in Cotonou. <strong>Methods:</strong> This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study, with retrospective data collection spanning a period of ten (10) years from January 1<sup>st</sup>, 2013 to December 31<sup>st</sup>, 2022. Patients of all ages seen in consultations in the ENT and CCF department of the CHUZ-Suru L¨¦r¨¦ during the study period and meeting the inclusion criteria were taken into account. <strong>Results: </strong>During the study period, 1810 cases of FB were collected among the 13,947 consultations, <em>i.e.</em> a hospital frequency of 12.98%. The age of the patients varied from 19 days to 94 years with a predominance of children under 10 years (60.2%). The sex ratio (male/female) was 1.13. The duration between the onset of FB and the medical consultation was greater than 72 hours in 88.49% of cases. The circumstances of occurrence of FB were unknown in 86.34% of cases. The external acoustic meatus was the most common location (90.22%). The nature of FB was inorganic in 86.80% of cases dominated by earwax plugs (77.90%), and organic FB in 7.96% of cases dominated by cotton (3.98%). All FB were extracted by the route of introduction except one case. The extraction was performed most often in the consultation chair (97.07% of cases). The evolution was generally favorable (99.94%). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> ENT foreign bodies are a frequent reason for consultation and mainly affect male children. They are usually inorganic. Evolution is generally favorable after extraction. Prevention remains the best solution.
%K Foreign Bodies
%K ENT
%K CHUZ-Suru-L&#233
%K r&#233
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=126394