title: A rare foreign body impaction: a case report.
abstract: A case of unusual foreign body impaction of 6 years' duration is reported. The foreign body was retained in the right infraorbital region, extending to the ethmoid sinus. The importance of careful history taking and clinical examination and the problems encountered in evaluation of relatively radiolucent foreign bodies with magnetic resonance imaging are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, India.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kapila
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D010969:Plastics
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics