title: Migration of a foreign body (staple) from the oral floor to the submandibular space: case report.
abstract: We report a case of foreign bodies, staples, accidentally put in the oral cavity. One of the staples had migrated from the oral floor through the submandibular space and penetrated the submandibular gland. The staple was removed successfully using CT scan and fluoroscope imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. ktaka@hyo-med.ac.jp <ktaka@hyo-med.ac.jp>
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takaoka
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashitani
authors.forename: Yukiyo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toyohara
authors.forename: Kazuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urade
mesh_terms: D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D005881:Gingiva / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000601:surgery*