Two Cases of Wooden Foreign Body in Parapharyngeal Space after Penetrating Injury.
- Author:
Chang Gyun KIM
1
;
Seung Heon SHIN
;
Jin Ho SOHN
;
Hyung Wook CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea. hsseung@cataegu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign bodies;
Parapharyngeal space
- MeSH:
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis;
Early Diagnosis;
Foreign Bodies*;
Mediastinitis;
Skin;
Thrombophlebitis
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2004;47(1):79-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Foreign bodies of the parapharyngeal space are rarely encountered in the otolaryngological fields, and may cause severe complications such as descending suppurative mediastinitis, jugular thrombophlebitis with septic pulmonary emboli, cavernous sinus thrombosis, and carotid erosion. Therefore, early diagnosis and surgical intervention are needed to reduce morbidity and motality. Recently, we experienced two cases penetrating injury of parapharyngeal foreign bodies (woodstick). The one was penetrated in right parapharyngeal space from left medial canthal area and the other in left parapharyngeal space from left infraorbital area. They were removed by skin incision and transantral approach with Caldwell-Luc operation, and we report these cases with a review of literature.
