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Case Reports
. 2004 Jul;60(3):290-1.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80067-4. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Endoscopic Removal of Ethmoidal Foreign Body

K B Singh  1 , S S Panwar  2
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Case Reports

Endoscopic Removal of Ethmoidal Foreign Body

K B Singh et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2004 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Ethmoid sinuses; Foreign body; Nasal endoscopy.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Lateral skull radiograph depicting radio opaque irregular foreign body lodged in the ethmoid sinus
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Coronal CT scan, 5 mm thick sections, showing a metallic foreign body, 1.2 cm × 0.8 cm, in the left middle ethmoid sinus, lying beneath the cribriform plate, which appears to be intact. Soft tissue/clots seen in the left nasal cavity left ethmoid sinus and lining the left maxillary sinus
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