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A chopstick in the nose

William Ignace Wei FRCS FRCS(Edin)   Flora Ling Yuen Wong FRCS(Edin)     Wai Kuen Ho FRCS(Edin)  

Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China

View larger version (110K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Left: CT scans showing chopstick (arrow) traversing right maxillary antrum through the nasal septum to the left nasopharynx. Right: 3D CT scan showing other end of chopstick (arrow) in the left nasopharynx

 

View larger version (112K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Operative photographs. Upper: Small portion of anterior wall of maxillary sinus removed to expose one end of the chopstick (arrow). Lower: Lateral view of patient, showing removal of chopstick (arrow) in one piece via its path of entry

 

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