title: Nasal foreign body: removal of an open safety pin from the left nostril.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298, USA. lsalley@vcu.org
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Salley
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wohl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome