Sphenoid sinus foreign body following airbag deployment in the United States: a case report

We report a unique case of penetrating foreign bodies following a motor vehicle accident with airbag deployment. The patient presented with evidence of facial trauma and was found to have three retained foreign bodies on imaging. Notably, one foreign body was within the sphenoid sinus. This foreign...

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Main Authors: Birk J. Olson, Joseph B. Vella, Justin P. McCormick
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Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Traumatology 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Trauma and Injury
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Online Access:http://jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-2022-0030.pdf
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description We report a unique case of penetrating foreign bodies following a motor vehicle accident with airbag deployment. The patient presented with evidence of facial trauma and was found to have three retained foreign bodies on imaging. Notably, one foreign body was within the sphenoid sinus. This foreign body was removed uneventfully through endoscopic sinus surgery. The patient was doing well at follow-up visits. We concluded that the foreign bodies were steering wheel accessories, which detached upon airbag deployment and penetrated the patient’s face. This case report is intended to inform the public regarding the dangers of placing accessories on a steering wheel.
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spelling doaj-art-20b42578930042029db25543ddba80b32025-01-16T05:39:48ZengKorean Society of TraumatologyJournal of Trauma and Injury2799-43172287-16832023-06-0136213313610.20408/jti.2022.00301210Sphenoid sinus foreign body following airbag deployment in the United States: a case reportBirk J. Olson0Joseph B. Vella1Justin P. McCormick2 Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USAWe report a unique case of penetrating foreign bodies following a motor vehicle accident with airbag deployment. The patient presented with evidence of facial trauma and was found to have three retained foreign bodies on imaging. Notably, one foreign body was within the sphenoid sinus. This foreign body was removed uneventfully through endoscopic sinus surgery. The patient was doing well at follow-up visits. We concluded that the foreign bodies were steering wheel accessories, which detached upon airbag deployment and penetrated the patient’s face. This case report is intended to inform the public regarding the dangers of placing accessories on a steering wheel.http://jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-2022-0030.pdfsphenoid sinusnasal surgical proceduresforeign bodiescraniocerebral traumacase reports
spellingShingle Birk J. Olson
Joseph B. Vella
Justin P. McCormick
Sphenoid sinus foreign body following airbag deployment in the United States: a case report
Journal of Trauma and Injury
sphenoid sinus
nasal surgical procedures
foreign bodies
craniocerebral trauma
case reports
title Sphenoid sinus foreign body following airbag deployment in the United States: a case report
title_full Sphenoid sinus foreign body following airbag deployment in the United States: a case report
title_fullStr Sphenoid sinus foreign body following airbag deployment in the United States: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Sphenoid sinus foreign body following airbag deployment in the United States: a case report
title_short Sphenoid sinus foreign body following airbag deployment in the United States: a case report
title_sort sphenoid sinus foreign body following airbag deployment in the united states a case report
topic sphenoid sinus
nasal surgical procedures
foreign bodies
craniocerebral trauma
case reports
url http://jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-2022-0030.pdf
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