title: Unusual foreign body in the nasal cavity.
abstract: Foreign objects frequently have been reported in the nasal structures, often these foreign bodies are occasionally inhaled by children or they are often inserted in nasal cavities after various accidents. Frequently, the presence of foreign bodies in the nose represents an emergency, particularly for pediatric patients where the incidence is high. The report in this article described an unusual nasal foreign body in an adult discovered incidentally during a cranial radiography. This report is an unusual case of facial asymmetry caused by a foreign nasal body in adult, which is destitute of complications, connected to long-term presence of the intranasal button. The finding was accidental; moreover the patient was an adult and did not present a clear symptomatology. Through careful clinical and fibroscopy exam, valuating also the site of the foreign body, it is necessary an intranasal surgery treatment. The results of the treatment is connected to a combined use of different branches of learning with the aim of obtaining positive results from both a clinical and legal point of view.
authors.affiliation: 2nd faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome "La Sapienza," Azienda Ospedaliera "S. Andrea," Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Via di Grottarossa, 1035-39 Roma, Italy. v.pellacchia@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pellacchia
authors.forename: Luca Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Moricca
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buonaccorsi
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Indrizzi
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006794:Household Articles; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography