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Nazwar TA, Bal’afif F, Wardhana DW, Masyhudi ANF, Panjaitan C. Transmastoid pediatric penetrating brain injury, interdisciplinary, and tailored patient's treatment. Surg Neurol Int 2024; 15:85. [PMID: 38628538 PMCID: PMC11021077 DOI: 10.25259/sni_18_2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Background Pediatric penetrating brain injuries (PBIs) are rare but critical traumatic events, often involving foreign objects. This report will emphasize the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment strategies for pediatric PBI cases. Case Description This report presents a case of a 7-year-old male patient with a PBI resulting from a nail that penetrated the left mastoid region following a fall from a tree. On admission, the patient maintained consciousness, displayed stable vital signs, and showed no neurological deficits. Crucial radiological examinations, including skull X-rays and head computed tomography (CT) scans, revealed a 6.5 mm caliber nail penetrating 5.5 cm into the brain, with intraventricular hemorrhage filling the bilateral posterior horns of the lateral ventricles. In addition, the CT angiography (CTA) of the head provided a visual of the internal carotid arteries and the vertebrobasilar artery system, obscured by metal artifacts but showing no evidence of thrombus, aneurysm, or vascular malformation. The patient underwent an urgent mastoidectomy and retro sigmoid craniotomy to remove a foreign object, involving a multidisciplinary team. Subsequent to the intervention, the patient sustained full consciousness without neurological impairments and received intensive care. Conclusion Radiological tools, notably skull X-rays and head CT scans, are pivotal for the precise diagnosis of pediatric PBI. The combined mastoidectomy and retro sigmoid craniotomy approach offers a safe and efficient means of foreign body removal. Tailoring treatments to individual patient needs enhances outcomes.
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- Tommy Alfandy Nazwar
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya/Dr. Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang, Indonesia
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya/Dr. Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang, Indonesia
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya/Dr. Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang, Indonesia
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya/Dr. Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang, Indonesia
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Boyraz M, Yüce S, Örmeci MT, Botan E. Thrombosis secondary to penetration of internal carotid artery due to soft palate impalement injury: A case report of hemiplegic syndrome and literature review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2024; 176:111809. [PMID: 38096745 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Intraoral injuries are frequently encountered in emergency departments due to children's desire and curiosity to put objects in their mouths. However, forward falls with objects in children's mouths can cause impalement injuries to soft palate, retropharyngeal-peritonsillar, and retromolar tissues, leading to serious morbidity and even mortality. These transoral (soft palate, pharynx-tonsil, retromolar region) penetration injuries can especially result in damage to major vascular structures like the Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) due to their close proximity. Dissection, thrombosis, and subsequent stroke can occur in the delicate ICA as a result. In the presented case, a 3-year-old male child experienced internal carotid artery dissection following penetrating injury with a pen, as demonstrated by imaging studies. A literature review is provided along with the case of this child, who developed a reduction in middle cerebral artery (MCA) flow due to thrombosis in the ICA. The study encompasses all penetrating oropharyngeal traumas reported in individuals aged 0-18 years from 1936 to 2023. A search in PubMed and Google Scholar using keywords such as 'internal carotid artery injury,' 'penetrating trauma,' and 'children' yielded 78 case reports from a pool of 36,000 studies. The analysis excludes injuries in areas like tongue, cheek, gums, lips, and floor of the mouth, post-tonsillectomy injuries, and those from sudden braking vehicles. This review encompasses the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of penetrating injuries to the soft palate, pharyngeal wall, tonsil, and retromolar regions.
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- Merve Boyraz
- TR Health Sciences University, Van Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Türkiye
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- Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Türkiye.
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- TR Health Sciences University, Van Training and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Türkiye
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- TR Health Sciences University, Van Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Türkiye
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Zhu D, Li X, Zhao H, Zhou M, Zhu H, Qin D, Tan B, Zhang X, Hu X. Dynamic computed tomography manifestations of simulated wooden foreign bodies in blood-saline mixtures with variable concentrations and retention times. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9101. [PMID: 37277357 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35636-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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Diagnosing wooden foreign bodies (WFBs) using computed tomography (CT) is often missed, leading to adverse outcomes. This study aims to reduce misdiagnoses by exploring the density variation of blood-saline mixtures in ex vivo models. Twenty Cunninghamia lanceolata sticks, selected as WFB models, were randomly assigned to five groups: a control group (saline) and four experimental groups immersed in blood-saline mixtures with varying concentrations. The samples were then placed in a constant-temperature water bath at 36.8 °C. CT scans were performed in the lowest and highest density areas, and the volume of the low-density areas was measured at the post-processing workstation. Finally, the effects of time and concentration on imaging were analyzed, and fitting curves were generated. The blood-saline mixture concentration and time significantly affected the CT number in the three areas. WFB images changed dynamically over time, with two typical imaging signs: the bull's-eye sign on the short axis images and the tram line sign on the long axis images. Fitting curves of the CT number in the lowest density areas with different concentrations can quantify imaging changes. The CT number of the lowest density areas increased with time, following a logarithmic function type, while the CT number of the highest density areas exhibited a fast-rising platform type. The volume of the low-density areas decreased over time. The time of damage caused by WFBs and the influence of varying blood and tissue fluid contents at the damaged site should be considered in the diagnosis. Imaging changes from multiple CT scans at different times can aid in diagnosis.
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- Daoming Zhu
- Department of Radiology, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- Management Bureau of Guanshuihe National Wetland Park in Xuan'en County, Xuanen, Hubei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- The Second Clinical College of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
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- Department of Radiology, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi, Hubei, China.
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Antibiotic prophylaxis in penetrating traumatic brain injury: analysis of a single-center series and systematic review of the literature. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2023; 165:303-313. [PMID: 36529784 PMCID: PMC9922212 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-022-05432-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI) is an acute medical emergency with a high rate of mortality. Patients with survivable injuries face a risk of infection stemming from foreign body transgression into the central nervous system (CNS). There is controversy regarding the utility of antimicrobial prophylaxis in managing such patients, and if so, which antimicrobial agent(s) to use. METHODS We reviewed patients with pTBI at our institution and performed a PRISMA systematic review to assess the impact of prophylactic antibiotics on reducing risk of CNS infection. RESULTS We identified 21 local patients and 327 cases in the literature. In our local series, 17 local patients received prophylactic antibiotics; four did not. Overall, five of these patients (24%) developed a CNS infection (four and one case of intraparenchymal brain abscess and meningitis, respectively). All four patients who did not receive prophylactic antibiotics developed an infection (three with CNS infections; one superficial wound infection) compared to two of 17 (12%) patients who did receive prophylactic antibiotics. Of the 327 pTBI cases reported in the literature, 216 (66%) received prophylactic antibiotics. Thirty-eight (17%) patients who received antibiotics developed a CNS infection compared to 21 (19%) who did not receive antibiotics (p = 0.76). CONCLUSIONS Although our review of the literature did not reveal any benefit, our institutional series suggested that patients with pTBI may benefit from prophylactic antibiotics. We propose a short antibiotic course with a regimen specific to cases with and without the presence of organic debris.
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A case of death of purulent meningitis caused by transorbital intracranial penetrating injury due to long-term residual bamboo chopstick. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2022; 55:102012. [PMID: 34998200 DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2021.102012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This article reports a case of death caused by purulent meningitis after a long-term transorbital intracranial penetrating injury induced by a bamboo chopstick. A 53-year-old man was pierced with a bamboo chopstick into the left orbit, and the bamboo chopstick broke off. The man remained conscious after the injury but developed paroxysmal headaches. Multiple computed tomography, computed tomography angiography, and rhinoscopy detections revealed that a puncture tract had formed from the left orbit to the right edge of the brainstem through the skull base. However, there was no apparent brain injury or cerebrovascular rupture, thus excluding the possibility of a retained intracranial foreign body by the neurosurgeon. Therefore, the man only received symptomatic and conservative treatments. Unfortunately, the man was found dead one morning, 13 months later. Autopsy and histopathological examinations revealed that he died of purulent meningitis caused by a long-term residual intracranial bamboo chopstick. A review of the relevant literature regarding the diagnosis, including diagnostic values and limitations of different imaging technologies, and treatment of residual intracranial foreign bodies, revealed that this was a case of misdiagnosis, leading to delayed treatment. This case had an indirect causal relationship between the victim's death and medical treatment. This article provides clinical strategies for diagnosing and treating such cases and a forensic perspective for identifying causes of deaths attributed to medical malpractices.
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Keskin E, Aydın HA, Gül Ş, Kalaycı M, Şimşek K. Rebar-induced transpalatal penetrating head trauma: a case report. Childs Nerv Syst 2021; 37:3939-3943. [PMID: 33392651 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-020-05030-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Penetrating head injuries caused by blunt or piercing objects are rare. In this paper, we present the case of a 9-year-old boy referred to our hospital with rebar-induced injury. The patient's neurological examination findings were normal. Computed tomography undertaken revealed that the rebar had entered through the oral cavity transorally-transpalatally, passing the frontal bone, and then exited the body by piercing the skin. The patient was taken to emergency surgery, and first, tracheostomy was performed. The rebar had been cut and shortened by the emergency rescue unit, which resulted in shortening the part of the foreign body that would pass through the brain parenchyma. During surgery, the rebar was carefully removed by following the route of the entry. All the defects caused by the foreign body were surgically repaired using a multidisciplinary approach, including neurosurgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery, by otolaryngology teams.
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- Emrah Keskin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
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Nakano Y, Nozue Y, Nakata K, Fujioka T, Sakai Y, Kamishina H. Case Report: Transoral Penetrating Medullocervical Injury by a Chopstick in Three Cats. Front Vet Sci 2021; 7:609869. [PMID: 33426029 PMCID: PMC7793763 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.609869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This case series describes transoral penetrating or contusive medullocervical injury by a wooden chopstick in three young cats presenting with acute tetraparesis. CT revealed that remnant fragments of a wooden chopstick penetrated the atlantooccipital space in cases 1 and 2. The remnant fragments were visualized clearly on CT under the bone window setting. MRI revealed a hyper-intense lesion in the spinal cord parenchyma at the level of C1 on T2-weighted images in case 3. Tetraparesis improved after surgical removal of the remnant fragment in case 2 and with supportive care in case 3.
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- Yukiko Nakano
- The Animal Medical Center of Gifu University, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- The Animal Medical Center of Gifu University, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- The Animal Medical Center of Gifu University, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.,Ivy Animal Clinic, Okayama, Japan
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- The Animal Medical Center of Gifu University, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.,The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.,Center for Highly Advanced Integration of Nano and Life Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Microsurgical confirmation of parenchymal contamination of hair in a pediatric patient with a penetrating head injury. Childs Nerv Syst 2020; 36:857-860. [PMID: 31701279 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-019-04416-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Penetrating head injuries are rare, but can cause severe morbidity in children. In particular, penetrating head trauma with a wooden foreign body is considered to be likely to cause central nervous system infections because of its porosity and softness. However, actually confirming minute contaminations, such as skin debris or hair, in the brain parenchyma is rare. We report the case of a 2-year-old boy who presented with a penetrating head injury by a chopstick. During surgical removal of the chopstick, intraparenchymal hair contamination was confirmed under a surgical microscope. The postoperative course of the patient was uneventful. After 13 months of follow-up without any infectious events, the patient remains well and asymptomatic. The findings in the present case demonstrate that in the case of a penetrating head trauma with a wooden foreign body, surgical removal and active debridement should be the treatment of first choice.
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Miller M, Newberry I, Ho W, Brockmeyer D, Smith M. The Luckiest Girl in the World: Transpalatal penetration of the brain by a knitting needle without major injury. INT J PEDIAT OTO CAS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pedeo.2019.100670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Transnasal Endoscopic Removal of a Knife Causing Penetrating Brain Injury in a Child. J Craniofac Surg 2018; 29:e694-e695. [PMID: 30157146 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Transnasal penetrating brain injuries are rare and a medical emergency, which needs to be treated promptly. A 4-year-old male patient was brought to our emergency room with a knife sticking out of his nose. The patient was immediately taken to the operating room and the knife was removed under general anesthesia. No cerebrospinal fluid leakage or any bleeding was seen and so the operation was terminated. The authors herein report a penetrating brain trauma through to the cella turcica with a knife that improved without any sequelae at a child.
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Daudfar S, Gorman C, Pham JT. Hemiplegic Syndrome After Chopstick Penetration Injury in the Lateral Soft Palate of a Young Child. J Osteopath Med 2018; 118:555-559. [PMID: 30073339 DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2018.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Soft palate penetrating injuries have been reported among children, particularly in children falling with objects in their mouth. The authors present a case of a healthy 14-month-old child who fell onto a blunt-ended chopstick, the subsequent cerebrovascular accident, and the role of the osteopathic tenets thereafter. The child had an acute infarction to the region of his right middle cerebral artery secondary to right internal carotid artery occlusion. Physicians should consider the neurologic sequelae of lateral soft palate injuries and damage to the surrounding anatomical structures. A thorough, whole-patient approach to physical examination is critical.
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Lamminmäki S, Sinkkonen ST, Atula T. Multiple cranial nerve injuries and neck abscesses caused by a transorally penetrating organic stick. BMJ Case Rep 2018; 2018:bcr-2017-224021. [PMID: 30042100 PMCID: PMC6059225 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-224021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Foreign bodies cause a remarkable number of otolaryngological emergency visits and occasionally result in life-threatening conditions and later-emerging complications. Patient recovery depends on the detection and proper extraction of all foreign materials. Despite various obtainable diagnostic tools, adequate anamnesis forms the basis of clinical reasoning and should direct later examinations and radiological imaging. This case report describes a challenging patient with a unique trauma mechanism: many pieces of a fragmented organic foreign body emerged within 1 year of the initial injury, leading to repeated operations, a long period in an intensive care unit and a long-term swallowing and speech dysfunction.
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- Satu Lamminmäki
- Head and Neck Center, Otorhinolaryngology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Head and Neck Center, Otorhinolaryngology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Head and Neck Center, Otorhinolaryngology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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