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Glass in the frontal sinus: report of three cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

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

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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.

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Clinical Records
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

References

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