Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (Mar 2021)

Transoral impalement injury in a child: An unusual case

  • K. Choukry,
  • S. Halily,
  • Y. Oukessou,
  • S. Rouadi,
  • R. Abada,
  • M. Roubal,
  • M. Mahtar

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66
p. 101803

Abstract

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Foreign bodies are often encountered by oral and maxillofacial surgeons and may present a diagnostic challenge due to many factors such as nature of foreign body material, the size of the object, difficult access and a close anatomical relationship of the foreign body to vital structures.We present an unusual case of a penetrating injury by a large metallic bar (15.0 cm) in a 5 year old child, embedded on the right side of the oral cavity.Penetrating injuries by blunt objects are a rare finding in maxillofacial region. In this case, we discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, surgical treatment and draw attention to this very rare situation.

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