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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2014; 24(01): 72-74
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.130703
Head and Neck Radiology

Missed intranasal wooden foreign bodies on computed tomography

Shailesh M Prabhu
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Aparna Irodi
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Phiji Philip George
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Rajan Sundaresan
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Anand VK
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

We report a case of post traumatic impacted intranasal wooden foreign body in a 16 year old boy, which was undetected on Computed Tomography in the acute stage. Intranasal wooden foreign body may be missed on CT in the acute stage because of apparent air attenuation of the foreign body and lack of contrast with the surrounding intranasal air. Radiologists need to be aware of the CT imaging appearances of wood in various stages for early detection and management.

Keywords

Intranasal - missed - retained - undetected - wooden foreign body


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02. August 2021

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