title: Removal of a large number of foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region with navigation system.
abstract: The removal of a large number of foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region can be complicated and challenging. In this case report, a specific strategy for removal of multiple foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region is presented. A girl diagnosed with 24 foreign bodies in her left lower face and neck underwent the surgery using a computer-assisted navigation system. A specific strategy was used in this case, which included from one sub-region to the next and from the easiest to the most difficult. This strategy is recommended for the removal of a large number of foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region with a navigation system.
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST), Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.|Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.|Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Chan-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST), Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.|Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.|Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Rong-Tao
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST), Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.|Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.|Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: San-Gang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST), Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.|Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.|Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003646:Debridement; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: multiple foreign bodies; navigation system; removal; strategy