An uncommon experience during removal of a foreign body from ear of a child

A difficult to extract geoid bead was successfully removed from the middle ear cavity by threading it with monofilament polypropylene without drill-out of the bony annulus or widening the isthmus of the external auditory canal.

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Published inBengal journal of otolaryngology and head neck surgery Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 47 - 48
Main Authors Ghosh, Sanjoy Kumar, Chaudhury, Abir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Association of Otolaryngologists of India, West Bengal 01.04.2016
Subjects
Ear, Middle
Foreign Bodies
Polypropylene
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Summary:A difficult to extract geoid bead was successfully removed from the middle ear cavity by threading it with monofilament polypropylene without drill-out of the bony annulus or widening the isthmus of the external auditory canal.
ISSN:2395-2393
2395-2407
DOI:10.47210/bjohns.2016.v24i1.75