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Removal of the retained suture needle under C‐arm fluoroscopy: a technical note
Author(s) -
Sencimen Metin,
Bayar Gurkan Rasit,
Gulses Aydin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00939.x
Subject(s) - fluoroscopy , fibrous joint , medicine , molar , foreign bodies , surgery , orthodontics
– Removal of foreign bodies or broken surgical armamentrium in the maxillofacial region may be quite challenging depending on the location and adjacent anatomical structures. Preoperative and intraoperative imagings are very important for successful removal. We report a case of a suture needle, accidentally retained in the pterygomandibular space during the extraction of upper wisdom third molar that was removed via intraoral route using C‐arm fluoroscope.