Foreign object (knife) in external auditory canal – case report

Filip Waśniewski; Bartosz Skulimowski; Joanna Witkiewicz; Małgorzata Wierzbicka

eISSN: 2084-9842
ISSN: 1643-9279

Postępy w chirurgii głowy i szyi/Advances in Head and Neck Surgery

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1/2023
vol. 22

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Case report

Foreign object (knife) in external auditory canal – case report

Filip Waśniewski

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Bartosz Skulimowski

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,

Joanna Witkiewicz

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Małgorzata Wierzbicka

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Studenckie Koło Naukowe przy Klinice Otolaryngologii Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu
Klinika Otolaryngologii i Onkologii Laryngologicznej Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu

Online publish date: 2023/05/22

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Penetrating neck injuries amount to 10% of all trauma cases. The main causes are: assault with sharp weapon, gunshot, self-harm and traffic accidents. Injuries in which the blade remains in the wound are definitely uncommon. In this article we describe a case of a patient with a knife stuck in the external auditory canal. Furthermore we discuss the treatment algorithm in these patients and the possible complications, especially the traumatic facial nerve paralysis.

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Foreign object (knife) in external auditory canal – case report

Filip Waśniewski 1 , Bartosz Skulimowski 1 , Joanna Witkiewicz 2 , Małgorzata Wierzbicka 2

neck stab wound, foreign object, facial paralysis

Filip Waśniewski

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,

Bartosz Skulimowski

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,

Joanna Witkiewicz

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,

Małgorzata Wierzbicka

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