title: Management of a broken needle in the pterygomandibular space following a Vazirani-Akinosi block: case report.
abstract: Although needle breakage is a rare complication of local anesthetic administration in the oral cavity, it can result in a high degree of morbidity and legal action against the practitioner. This is a case report of a 48-year-old woman who was referred for removal of a broken needle following a Vazirani-Akinosi nerve block. Management involved removal of the needle in a surgical setting with fluoroscopic guidance and 2-point reference.
authors.affiliation: King's County Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA. jacob.rifkind@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jacob B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Rifkind
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic