Open AccessAn unusual foreign body in the mastoid process
Author(s) -
J. N. Gurtu,
Bhawna Jha
Publication year - 1997
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/bf03023799
Subject(s) - mastoid process , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , foreign body , head and neck surgery , temporal bone , surgery , dentistry
The interest in reporting this case is the unusual manner in which the foreign body entered the mastoid process without any clinical symptoms and remained covered by the skin from outside. Plastic refill of the dot pen (metallic end) pierced the mastoid bone in a child is rather atypical due to a fall.