title: Maxillary fungus ball caused by retained foreign bodies for 25 years.
abstract: We present a case of a maxillary fungus ball caused by retained foreign bodies for 25 years. The patient sustained a stab wound in the left face 25 years ago. The patient had no symptoms and complications of a foreign body, until the patient went to the hospital. The fungus ball and foreign bodies were removed via an endoscopic and Caldwell-Luc approach. We suggest the need for careful inspection and radiologic studies to localize occult foreign bodies in the sinonasal cavity or facial soft tissues after facial trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School and Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*