Iqbal A Muhammad Khyani, Nabilur Rahman, Jawaid Alam.
Foreign body in Submandibular region
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Oct 2007;17(10):626-8.
Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital, Karachi
We present a case of 34 years old male harboring a rare foreign body at an unusual abode with untoward consequences, after a motorbike accident. This resulted in lodging of a broken piece of aluminum alloy clutch lever, in the right submandibular region, with rounded blunt end medially deep in the region, abutting the Wharton`s duct. Mechanism of injury, delayed consequences and management are discussed.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Foreign Bodies. Submandibular Gland. Salivary Glands. Wharton Duct. Sialadenitis.
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