International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 88-91 , March 2009

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

  • Wen Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 28 81812420; mobile: +86 13981923043.
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  • Yan Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, College of Stomatology, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases (Sichuan University), Chengdu 610041, PR China
    • Tel.: +86 13880677993.

Received 1 July 2008 ,Accepted 9 August 2008.

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PII: S1871-4048(08)00056-7

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2008.08.003

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 88-91 , March 2009

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