Separation of a foreign body following cryosurgery. Report of a case.
A case is described where separation of a shrapnel fragment took place after cryosurgery for unrelated leukoplakia of the buccal mucosa. It is possible to accurately analyze such minute fragments by x-ray analysis.
D003452:Cryosurgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000601:surgery*; D008670:Metals; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery
D008670:Metals