Two-stage removal of an impacted foreign body with an epoxied anchor.
A stone impacted in a child's external auditory canal had defied all conventional means of removal. It was extracted successfully after attachment of a specially formed metal anchor with epoxy glue. The technique of and rationale for this approach are discussed.
Isaacson
Glenn
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Children's Medical Center, Kresge West, First Floor, 3400 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
D000269:Adhesives; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019233:Retreatment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017211:Treatment Failure
D000269:Adhesives; D004852:Epoxy Compounds