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Emergency maxillofacial radiology. Foreign body localization: report of cases

¹ Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; ² In private practice, Paranavaí, Paraná, Brazil

*Correspondence to: Dr WD Martins, Av. República do Líbano, 462 - CEP 82520-500 - Jardim Social, Curitiba - PR - Brazil; E-mail: w.denis{at}pucpr.br

Received 16 June 2004; revised 1 December 2004; accepted 1 January 2005

Abstract

Successful emergency removal of foreign bodies of the maxillofacial complex depends on the surgeon's ability to perform exact location procedures. In hospitals and/or offices where advanced imaging technologies are not available, the attendant clinician has to use and rely on variations of conventional radiographic techniques in order to complement the diagnosis and locate the foreign body. Three cases are presented where unconventional radiographic techniques were used, leading to successful surgical removal of foreign bodies.

Keywords: emergency radiology; foreign bodies; oral maxillofacial imaging