Radiographic appearance of Susuk in the facial region: a systematic review

The purpose of this study was to integrate the available data published to date on susuk or charm needles into a comprehensive analysis of their clinical/radiological features. An electronic search was undertaken in September 2019. Eligibility criteria included publications having enough clinical an...

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Main Authors: Ghazali, Ahmad Badruddin, Abdullah Thaidi, Nur Imanina
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90232/
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Abdullah Thaidi, Nur Imanina
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description The purpose of this study was to integrate the available data published to date on susuk or charm needles into a comprehensive analysis of their clinical/radiological features. An electronic search was undertaken in September 2019. Eligibility criteria included publications having enough clinical and radiological to confirm a definite diagnosis. The initial literature search resulted in 48 publications. Ten publications were excluded for duplicates, and another 17 excluded after a screening of the abstract. Besides, the screening of the abstract shows that five publications were not meeting the inclusion criteria, resulting in a total of 14 publications of susuk that were included in the systematic review. Bias analysis was conducted according to Oxford Center for Evidence-Based Medicine. The resulting total of 78 cases from the selected publications were analysed, showing a wide age range with different distribution among gender and ethnicity. Three cases reported in the literature having symptoms related to susuk. Susuk can be seen as an incidental finding during a routine radiographic assessment, and clinicians should be able to differentiate it from other radiopaque foreign bodies. The practice is not limited to South East Asian population and can be seen in wide racial profiles.
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spelling upm-902322021-09-09T21:55:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90232/ Radiographic appearance of Susuk in the facial region: a systematic review Ghazali, Ahmad Badruddin Abdullah Thaidi, Nur Imanina The purpose of this study was to integrate the available data published to date on susuk or charm needles into a comprehensive analysis of their clinical/radiological features. An electronic search was undertaken in September 2019. Eligibility criteria included publications having enough clinical and radiological to confirm a definite diagnosis. The initial literature search resulted in 48 publications. Ten publications were excluded for duplicates, and another 17 excluded after a screening of the abstract. Besides, the screening of the abstract shows that five publications were not meeting the inclusion criteria, resulting in a total of 14 publications of susuk that were included in the systematic review. Bias analysis was conducted according to Oxford Center for Evidence-Based Medicine. The resulting total of 78 cases from the selected publications were analysed, showing a wide age range with different distribution among gender and ethnicity. Three cases reported in the literature having symptoms related to susuk. Susuk can be seen as an incidental finding during a routine radiographic assessment, and clinicians should be able to differentiate it from other radiopaque foreign bodies. The practice is not limited to South East Asian population and can be seen in wide racial profiles. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2020-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90232/1/41upm.pdf Ghazali, Ahmad Badruddin and Abdullah Thaidi, Nur Imanina (2020) Radiographic appearance of Susuk in the facial region: a systematic review. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (3). pp. 295-299. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2020090813485941_MJMHS_0129.pdf
spellingShingle Ghazali, Ahmad Badruddin
Abdullah Thaidi, Nur Imanina
Radiographic appearance of Susuk in the facial region: a systematic review
title Radiographic appearance of Susuk in the facial region: a systematic review
title_full Radiographic appearance of Susuk in the facial region: a systematic review
title_fullStr Radiographic appearance of Susuk in the facial region: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Radiographic appearance of Susuk in the facial region: a systematic review
title_short Radiographic appearance of Susuk in the facial region: a systematic review
title_sort radiographic appearance of susuk in the facial region: a systematic review
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90232/1/41upm.pdf