An unusual oronasal foreign body: report of a case.
BACKGROUND
Foreign body removal in children is very common in the daily routine of an otolaryngologist but reports of oronasal foreign bodies and their management are rare.


METHODS
The case note of a 5-year-old female child presenting with an oronasal foreign body following a domestic accident was retrieved and studied and followed up.


RESULTS
a 5-year-old female child with an oronasal foreign body which created an oronasal fistula that was closed with local palatal mucoperiosteal-lined flaps. The patient defaulted following treatment, a common practice by patients in our society.


CONCLUSIONS
This report highlights the occurrence of this rare condition, its management and the need to put measures in place to prevent domestic accidents especially for those most at risk.
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Department of Surgery, Otolaryngology Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. adeyiadoga@yahoo.com
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Nwaorgu
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D000061:Accidents, Home; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D016155:Oral Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps