A dental implant in the anterior cranial fossae.
Foreign bodies in the anterior cranial fossa are unusual. This is a case of a 50-year-old man who presented with a dental implant displaced into the anterior cranial fossae, which was removed endoscopically with dural reconstruction.
Cascone
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Departement of Maxillo, La Sapienza Rome University, Italy.
Ungari
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Filiaci
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Gabriele
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Ramieri
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D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D035262:Cranial Fossa, Anterior / Q000473:pathology*; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D015921:Dental Implants