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- Title
Reflective Foreign Bodies Mimicking Fistulae of the Hard Palate in the Paediatric Population.
- Authors
Martin, Serena; Thorburn, Terence Guy; Swan, Marc Christopher
- Abstract
Palatal foreign bodies remain relatively rare, consequently, delays in diagnosis and misdiagnosis can occur leading to unnecessary anxiety and invasive investigations. We report three children with a reflective disc from inside a confetti balloon masquerading as a fistula of the hard palate. Awareness of this foreign body phenomenon enabled timely diagnosis in subsequent patients; hence the need to highlight such cases to the global cleft community. Crucially, while the foreign body remains in the oral cavity, there is an ongoing risk of airway aspiration which could be life threatening. Removal can be easily facilitated in the outpatient setting.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL diagnosis; PALATE; COMPUTED tomography; OUTPATIENT medical care; FOREIGN bodies; DIAGNOSIS; CHILDREN
- Publication
Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal, 2024, Vol 61, Issue 7, p1238
- ISSN
1055-6656
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10556656231162445