Long wooden stick penetrating across the retromandibular, nasopharyngeal and contralateral orbital region in a child

Summary 

Penetrating wooden stick in the maxillocranial region is rarely reported in children. A 2-year-old boy fell from a tree with a long wooden stick penetrating in the retromandibular region in an accident was sent to the hospital. An emergent operation was performed after CT scan and the wooden stick foreign body was successfully removed. The CT morphology, complications, and management in such cases are briefly discussed. This case is noteworthy because the patient was so lucky that the stick did not penetrate intracranially and he recovered without any complication including function of nose, eye and mastication and it is the first case of one of the smallest kids in literature. Nasal endoscope employed to re-examine the wounds for possible remains of foreign body is recommended in technical point of view.

Keywords: Wooden stick, Foreign body, Head and neck