Intraoperative ultrasound-guided retrieval of an airgun pellet from the tongue: a case report.
Real-time intraoperative ultrasonography was used to detect and facilitate removal of an airgun pellet from the tongue of a 14-year-old boy. Diagnostic ultrasound was crucial in clarifying the positional relation between the foreign body and the instrument used, enabling safe, precise and rapid retrieval during a potentially hazardous surgical operation.
Barts and the Royal London Hospital, London, UK.
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D000293:Adolescent; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014059:Tongue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery