Late migration of an aspirated foreign body from the lung to the bowel: A plausible explanation or a medical mystery. A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Foreign body (FB) aspiration is a common preventable cause of death among children between ages 1-3 years. A rare case of an aspirated sharp metallic object in a 4-year-old boy that migrated from the left lung to the GIT after a year is presented after bronchoscopy and thoracotomy failed to retrieve it.

Presentation Of Case: A 4-year-old boy presented with cough a year after aspirating a sewing machine needle.

Adverse events reported after first dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Aim: The study examined the associated adverse events following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among healthcare workers during the first dose of the vaccine in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Design: The study was a cross-sectional survey involving 463 healthcare workers.

Method: The data were collected using a structured questionnaire.

Review of rigid esophagoscopy in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana.

Rigid esophagoscopy is a common endoscopic procedure worldwide for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Even though this procedure is performed commonly in our center no published reports exist. We reviewed our experience with rigid esophagoscopy.

Flexible bronchoscopy in Ghana: initial experience in a tertiary hospital.

Introduction: the use of flexible bronchoscopy in developing countries is limited. We report our initial experience and outcome with the use of flexible bronchoscopy at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in Ghana. This is the first reported case series of flexible bronchoscopy in Ghana.

Foreign Body Aspiration in Northern Ghana: A Review of Pediatric Patients.

Background: Foreign body (FB) aspiration requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis and prompt management to avoid morbidity and mortality. This retrospective study was conducted to review pediatric foreign body aspiration at the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH).

Materials And Methods: The theater records of children managed for foreign body aspiration from January 2010 to December 2016 at the ENT Unit of TTH were retrieved and data summarized with respect to age, gender, indications for bronchoscopy, nature of foreign body, location of foreign body, and outcome of the bronchoscopy procedure.