"Foreign Bodies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inanimate objects that become enclosed in the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D005547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.392
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| Concept/Terms |
Foreign Bodies- Foreign Bodies
- Bodies, Foreign
- Body, Foreign
- Foreign Body
- Foreign Objects
- Foreign Object
- Object, Foreign
- Objects, Foreign
Gossypiboma- Gossypiboma
- Gossypibomas
- Retained Surgical Sponge
- Retained Surgical Sponges
- Surgical Sponge, Retained
- Surgical Sponges, Retained
- Textiloma
- Textilomas
Retained Surgical Items- Retained Surgical Items
- Retained Surgical Item
- Surgical Item, Retained
- Surgical Items, Retained
- Retained Surgical Instruments
- Retained Surgical Instrument
- Surgical Instrument, Retained
- Surgical Instruments, Retained
- Retained Surgical Needle
- Retained Surgical Needles
- Surgical Needle, Retained
- Surgical Needles, Retained
- Retained Surgical Tools
- Retained Surgical Tool
- Surgical Tool, Retained
- Surgical Tools, Retained
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Foreign Bodies" by people in Profiles.
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Rosenberg M, Perez Coulter A, Pepper V, Banever G, Tashjian D, Moriarty K, Tirabassi MV. Pediatric rare earth magnet ingestion: Defining "progression" in serial abdominal imaging. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jan; 61(1):162527.
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Vega C, Lindsay R, Shokraneh K, Willard CS, Gleeson T, Kapoor M, Nalbandian A, Binder ZW. POCUS Standoff: Comparing Ultrasound Interfaces for Soft Tissue Foreign Body Imaging. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 May 01; 41(5):354-358.
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Hernandez-Rodriguez MY, Goodwin J, Yousef S, ElMallah M. Lung abscess following a foreign body extraction. BMJ Case Rep. 2024 Aug 12; 17(8).
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Doloff JC, Ma M, Sadraei A, Tam HH, Farah S, Hollister-Lock J, Vegas AJ, Veiseh O, Quiroz VM, Rakoski A, Aresta-DaSilva S, Bader AR, Griffin M, Weir GC, Brehm MA, Shultz LD, Langer R, Greiner DL, Anderson DG. Identification of a humanized mouse model for functional testing of immune-mediated biomaterial foreign body response. Sci Adv. 2023 06 16; 9(24):eade9488.
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Nikoubashman O, Kraitem A, Arslanian R, Gounis MJ, Sichtermann T, Wiesmann M. Preventing Inadvertent Foreign Body Injection in Angiography. Radiology. 2021 05; 299(2):460-467.
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Mathews B, Chen C, Fahey M. Occult Ingested Foreign Body: An Unusual Cause of Perimyocarditis. J Emerg Med. 2020 Oct; 59(4):e127-e130.
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Towner JE, Pieters TA, Maurer PK. Lead Toxicity From Intradiscal Retained Bullet Fragment: Management Considerations and Recommendations. World Neurosurg. 2020 09; 141:377-382.
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Lerner DG, Brumbaugh D, Lightdale JR, Jatana KR, Jacobs IN, Mamula P. Mitigating Risks of Swallowed Button Batteries: New Strategies Before and After Removal. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 05; 70(5):542-546.
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Anton-Martin P, Bhattarai P, Rycus P, Raman L, Potera R. The Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Life-Threatening Foreign Body Aspiration: Case Series, Review of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Data, and Systematic Literature Review. J Emerg Med. 2019 May; 56(5):523-529.
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Baloda T, McBurnie ML, Macnow TE. A Child With an Unusual Retained Oral Foreign Body. J Emerg Med. 2019 Feb; 56(2):213-216.