Using the appropriate instruments and techniques for removing a foreign body from the external auditory canal facilitates the procedure and reduces the risk of complications. Most ear foreign bodies can be addressed on a nonurgent basis, but batteries and caustic materials warrant prompt removal. Referral to an otolaryngologist should be considered for difficult cases or after a failed attempt.
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Rev Gastroenterol Peru
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Centro de Gastroenterología, Bogotá, Colombia; Gastroenterología y endoscopia digestiva, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia; Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York- Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, 630 West 168Th Street, New York, NY, PH17-105H10032, USA.
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