Nasal foreign body: removal of an open safety pin from the left nostril

Salley, L.H.; Wohl, D.L.

Ear Nose and Throat Journal 79(2): 118-120

2000


ISSN/ISBN: 0145-5613
PMID: 10697937
Document Number: 521935
We describe the case of a woman who presented with an open safety pin lodged in her left nostril. An attempt to remove the pin with the patient under local anesthesia was not successful. Removal was eventually accomplished in the operating room with the patient under general anesthesia.

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