title: Removal of infratemporal fossa foreign body under C-arm.
abstract: A 12-year-old boy presented to our emergency department after being shot in the face. A computed tomographic scan revealed a bullet through the posterolateral wall of the maxillary sinus into the right infratemporal area, just adjacent to the skull base. We elected transantral approach with the help of endoscopy and C-arm. The bullet was successfully removed. Little is known on the best strategy for removing the infratemporal foreign body. Our experience in this case provides a safe and effective way for such injury.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Jingpu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Qingjie
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Yafang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xin
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D002648:Child; D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*