International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 1-4 , January 2011

Managing oropharyngeal penetrating metallic foreign body into parapharyngeal space in a child: A case report

Received 2 October 2009 ,Revised 6 November 2009 ,Accepted 9 November 2009.

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    (a) Preoperative—showing tip of metallic foreign body in situ at presentation. (b) Intraoperative—showing cervical transpharyngeal approach giving head on view of metallic foreign body. (c and d) Show

    (a) Preoperative—showing tip of metallic foreign body in situ at presentation. (b) Intraoperative—showing cervical transpharyngeal approach giving head on view of metallic foreign body. (c and d) Showing hair line fracture of body of mandible.

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    (a and b) Plain X-ray showing trajectory of foreign body. (c) Computed tomographic scan of neck-axial view with metallic foreign body. (d) Carotid angiography of neck—showing normal caliber of great v

    (a and b) Plain X-ray showing trajectory of foreign body. (c) Computed tomographic scan of neck-axial view with metallic foreign body. (d) Carotid angiography of neck—showing normal caliber of great vessels above and below the foreign body.

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    Removed foreign body.

    Removed foreign body.

PII: S1871-4048(09)00065-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2009.11.002

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 1-4 , January 2011

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