Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2004 Jan;47(1):79-82.

Two Cases of Wooden Foreign Body in Parapharyngeal Space after Penetrating Injury

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  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea. hsseung@cataegu.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Foreign bodies of the parapharyngeal space are rarely encountered in the otolaryngological fields, and may cause severe complications such as descending suppurative mediastinitis, jugular thrombophlebitis with septic pulmonary emboli, cavernous sinus thrombosis, and carotid erosion. Therefore, early diagnosis and surgical intervention are needed to reduce morbidity and motality. Recently, we experienced two cases penetrating injury of parapharyngeal foreign bodies (woodstick). The one was penetrated in right parapharyngeal space from left medial canthal area and the other in left parapharyngeal space from left infraorbital area. They were removed by skin incision and transantral approach with Caldwell-Luc operation, and we report these cases with a review of literature.

Keyword

Foreign bodies; Parapharyngeal space

MeSH Terms

Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Early Diagnosis
Foreign Bodies*
Mediastinitis
Skin
Thrombophlebitis
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