Open AccessForeign body in the pterygo — palatine fossa
Author(s) -
Abdul Ahad,
Mohd Lateef,
Rauf Ahmad
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02996446
Subject(s) - trismus , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , foreign body , head and neck surgery , fossa , anatomy , dentistry , surgery
A rare case of long standing foreign body (part of a scissors blade) in the pterygo-palatine fossa producing trismus is reported for clinical interest.