Research Article

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

Table 2

Nature of aspirated foreign bodies.

Foreign bodyNumberPercentage (%)

Groundnuts1339.4
Fishbone39.1
Cartilage26.1
Maize26.1
Metallic object26.1
Plastic pen cap26.1
Spring coil26.1
Board paperclip13.0
Ebony seed13.0
Gaya seed13.0
Hair clip13.0
Pin13.0
Seed13.0
Stone13.0

Total33100.0