Nasal foreign body: removal of an open safety pin from the left nostril

L H Salley Jr; D L Wohl

Nasal foreign body: removal of an open safety pin from the left nostril

Ear Nose Throat J. 2000 Feb;79(2):118-20.

Authors

L H Salley Jr¹, D L Wohl

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298, USA. lsalley@vcu.org

PMID: 10697937

Abstract

We describe the case of a woman who presented with an open safety pin lodged in her left nostril. An attempt to remove the pin with the patient under local anesthesia was not successful. Removal was eventually accomplished in the operating room with the patient under general anesthesia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Endoscopy
Ethmoid Sinus / diagnostic imaging
Female
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies / surgery*
Humans
Nose* / diagnostic imaging
Nose* / surgery
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / methods*
Radiography
Treatment Outcome