The Importance of Imaging in the Detection of Intraoral Foreign Body.
computed tomography (ct) imaging
head and neck
neck imaging
neuroradiology
radiology
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2023
May 2023
Historique:
accepted:
24
05
2023
medline:
28
6
2023
pubmed:
28
6
2023
entrez:
28
6
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Intraoral foreign bodies (IOFBs) can be seen incidentally on computed tomography (CT) imaging and may mimic pathology. It is therefore important to identify the imaging features of a comestible intraoral foreign body and differentiate them from true pathology to avoid unwarranted patient distress and further imaging or procedures that are unnecessary and costly. This case describes a 31-year-old male who presented to the emergency room following a fall from an eight-foot height, with loss of consciousness for five minutes and right periorbital edema. Subsequent CT imaging of the facial bones revealed multiple facial and orbital fractures as well as a circumscribed, ovoid, hyperdensity with internal air pockets within the inferior left buccal space, which was diagnosed as an intraoral foreign body. Here, we aim to highlight the imaging features of this particular case of comestible intraoral foreign body.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37378183
doi: 10.7759/cureus.39500
pmc: PMC10291933
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e39500Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Partheeban et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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