Open AccessAn unusual case of maxillary sinus trauma
Author(s) -
Richard A. Blythe,
M. Abbas-Ali
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of surgical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2042-8812
DOI - 10.1093/jscr/2012.7.4
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body , maxillary sinus , foreign bodies , surgery , sinus (botany) , iatrogenic injury , dentistry , botany , biology , genus
Maxillary sinus foreign bodies are commonly due to penetrating trauma and iatrogenic events. A foreign body is usually identified during initial assessment and subsequently removed. We present a rare method of maxillary sinus trauma with retained and subsequent discharged foreign body twelve years following the initial injury.
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