Migration of a foreign body (staple) from the oral floor to the submandibular space: case report.
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.
Takaoka
Kazuki
K
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>
Hashitani
Susumu
S
Toyohara
Yukiyo
Y
Noguchi
Kazuma
K
Urade
Masahiro
M
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*