title: An unusual entry site for a nasal foreign body: a neglected trauma patient.
abstract: Foreign body (FB) in the nose is a frequent situation seen generally among children. A variety of objects left in different sites of the nose has been reported in the literature. Insertion of a FB to the nose is generally via the anterior nares. In this report, an unusual entry site for a nasal FB in a neglected trauma patient is presented. FB should be suspected and investigated in children after penetrating facial injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. selcukmulazim@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mülazımoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ocak
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Süha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beton
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozan Bağış
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Ozgürsoy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery