Retained large glass fragments for over 40 years in the maxillofacial region
| Autor: | Woong Gyu Na, Hyoseob Lim, Sung Won Jung, Sung Hoon Koh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Inflammation
Foreign bodies business.industry Impaction Radiologic examination Radiography Wounds and injuries Case Report 030206 dentistry Anatomy medicine.disease Computed tomographic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Rare case Medicine Surgery Zygomatic arch Major complication Foreign body 030223 otorhinolaryngology business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Craniofacial Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2287-1152 |
| Popis: | Foreign body (FB) impaction in the maxillofacial area could be caused by knives, glass fragments, and vegetative materials. We present the rare case of a 62-year-old man with a large glass FB in the left cheek retained for over 40 years. He had traffic accident over 40 years ago and glass fragments impacted on his left cheek. Glass fragments were retained around the zygomatic arch with dimpled scar and unclear serous discharge, but other facial motor or sensory dysfunction was not observed. We confirmed three glass fragments with radiologic examination including plain radiograph and computed tomographic image. Under general anesthesia, impacted glass fragments were removed through the direct incision on the dimpled scar and the additional incision on the left lateral canthal area. Remnant FBs were not seen on an intraoperative C-arm radiograph. After 2 days of irrigation for inflammation control, the dimpled wound was sutured. The wound was healed without major complication and the original dimpled scar was much improved. |
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