Self-inserted sphenoid sinus foreign bodies.
This report describes the case of a patient who inserted 3 foreign bodies into her right sphenoid sinus. The possible consequences of sphenoid sinus foreign bodies are described, as well as the importance of a psychiatric workup in such cases.
Alsarraf
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Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98195, USA. amro@u.washington.edu
Bailet
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D012222:Rhinitis, Atrophic / Q000150:complications; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus