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- Title
The use of digital C-arm fluoroscopy in the surgical removal of foreign bodies from maxillofacial region.
- Authors
Ali, Iqbal; Faisal, Mohd; Chandra, Chetan; Kumar, Vikas; Amir, Abu
- Abstract
Foreign bodies are often encountered by oral and maxillofacial surgeons and may present a diagnostic challenge, due to many factors such as the size of the object, the difficult access and a close anatomical relationship of the foreign body to vital structures. A 23 year old male reported to the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department with the chief complaint of pain and irritation on the left cheek region since 5- 6 months. While giving the history the patient revealed that he had traumatic injury due to a road traffic accident eight months earlier. He had sustained multiple lacerations on the left side of the face which were primarily closed at that time. On examination, a scar was noticed on the left side of the face. A swelling was present on the left side of face at the lateral surface of the mandibular ramus. Panoramic Radiograph and Computed Tomography Scan revealed several well defined radio-opacities at the left side of the mandibular ramus region. A provisional diagnosis of foreign body embedded in soft tissue was considered. This article describes the use of the C-arm digital fluoroscope for retrieval of foreign bodies from maxillofacial region.
- Subjects
FOREIGN bodies; FLUOROSCOPY; IRRITATION (Pathology); SCARS; TOMOGRAPHY
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2011, Vol 11, Issue 1, p19
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Article