An unusual entry site for a nasal foreign body: a neglected trauma patient


MÜLAZİMOĞLU S., OCAK E., BETON S., ÖZGÜRSOY O. B.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.221-223, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Foreign body (FB) in the nose is a frequent situation seen generally among children. A variety of objects left in different sites of the nose has been reported in the literature. Insertion of a FB to the nose is generally via the anterior nares. In this report, an unusual entry site for a nasal FB in a neglected trauma patient is presented. FB should be suspected and investigated in children after penetrating facial injury.