title: Removal of a migrated dental implant from a maxillary sinus by transnasal endoscopy.
abstract: A 54-year-old woman presented with maxillary sinusitis as a result of the migration of an implant into the sinus. We removed it endoscopically through the nose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental and Reconstructive Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan. a-kit@net.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants