Endoscopic removal of foreign body in nasal apex: a case report.
- Author:
Xing LU
;
Huanxin YU
;
Gang LIU
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Endoscopy;
Foreign Bodies;
surgery;
Humans;
Male;
Metals;
Nasal Cartilages;
pathology;
Nasal Cavity;
surgery;
Pain;
Subcutaneous Tissue;
pathology;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2015;29(9):855-856
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
We present a rare case report of foreign body of the nasal apex in a 22-year man who were hospitalized because of a bit of metal rebounded. There was slight bleeding at wound site with a feeling of pain and swelling. On physical examination, the apex lied in the median position with a bleeding cut about 3 millimeter in length. There was no visible stump on the cut or rupture in the nasal vestibular. Computed tomographic scan showed the abnormal high-density shadow in the nasal apex while the foreign body was located in the subcutaneous tissue of the antero-upper part of septal cartilage. The admitting diagnosis was foreign body in nasal apex. Endoscopic surgery was adopted to remove the foreign body.
