Needle-wire localization of an infratemporal fossa foreign body using computed tomography

• Published in: Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery Vol. 118; no. 12; p. 1337
• Main Authors: Shemen, L J, Schechter, L S, Godfrey, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-12-1992
• Subjects: Adult; Face; Foreign Bodies - complications; Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging; Foreign Bodies - surgery; Humans; Male; Needles; Temporal Bone; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Trismus - etiology
• ISSN: 0886-4470
• DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1992.01880120063012

We report a case involving the localization and surgical removal of a traumatically introduced foreign body deep within the infratemporal fossa. Needle-hookwire placement with computed tomographic guidance allowed the precise localization and marking of the foreign body. Surgical removal under local anesthesia and without extensive exploration was, therefore, possible. The details of the localization and marking techniques are described. Needle-hookwire localization under computed tomographic guidance should be considered for deeply located foreign bodies in the head and neck area.