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Glass in the frontal sinus: report of three cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Metin Önerci ,
Oğuz Öǧretmenoǧlu  and
Taner Yilmaz
Metin Önerci*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. Ankara, Turkey.
Oğuz Öǧretmenoǧlu
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. Ankara, Turkey.
Taner Yilmaz
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. Ankara, Turkey.
*
Address for correspondence: Metin Önerci, M.D., Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 06100 Hacettepe Ankara, Turkey. Fax: 90-312-3113500
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Abstract

Patients with paranasal sinus foreign body are not commonly seen in otolaryngological practice; glass in the frontal sinus as a complication of maxillofacial trauma should be very rare, and papers dealing with this issue appear to be rare in the English literature. To elucidate the diagnostic pitfalls and the treatment aspects we present three cases of glass in the frontal sinus which occurred as a result of road traffic accidents.

Keywords

Foreign bodiesGlassFrontal sinus
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 2 , February 1997 , pp. 156 - 158
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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