A Large Metal Foreign Body in the Ethmoid Sinus due to Missile Exploration |
Seong Ki Hwang, MD, Jae Hwi Jeong, MD, In Moo Song, MD, and Sang Hwa Lee, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, St. Benedict Hospital, Pusan, Korea |
사골동 이물 1예 |
황성기 · 정재휘 · 송인무 · 이상화 |
성분도병원 이비인후과 |
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ABSTRACT |
Cases of foreign body in the paranasal sinus sometimes have been reported. Most common site is the maxillary sinus. But ethmoid sinus, sphenoid sinus, and frontal sinus are rare. The authors experienced a large metal foreign body in the ethmoid sinus in 26 year-old male. The foreign body was removed under C-arm fluoroscopy through the right external ethmoidectomy procedure. Post-operative diplopia and visual defect were not developed.
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