FOREIGN BODY IN MAXILLARY SINUS WITH SKIN FISTULA – CLINICAL CASE

  • Daniela Vrînceanu ENT Department, Bucharest University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • M. Dumitru ENT Department, Bucharest University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
  • B. Banica ENT Department, Bucharest University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Adriana Nica Anesthesia and ICU Department, Bucharest University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ```"Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Keywords: foreign body, wood, sinus, surgery

Abstract

We present the case of a 41 years old patient with poor social status and previous facial trauma with a sharp object (wood branch) 2 years ago. Although it was performed the extraction of the branch in a local ENT department, the patient developed a fistula in the left genian region with the presence of puss. Two months ago the patient undergoes another head trauma leading to neurosurgery. CT scan raises the suspicion of a foreign body in the left maxillary sinus. We performed left maxillary sinus surgery through Caldwell-Luc approach with extraction of the foreign body and closure of the fistula. Surgical healing was optimal within 10 days. We analyze the medico-legal implications of such cases.

Published
2019-11-06
How to Cite
[1]
D. Vrînceanu, M. Dumitru, B. Banica, and A. Nica, “FOREIGN BODY IN MAXILLARY SINUS WITH SKIN FISTULA – CLINICAL CASE”, JSS, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 82-84, Nov. 2019.
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